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From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
anew
From this reading He yawned and yawned again and rubbed his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
Britling
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From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came intervals when he sat still and did not write.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
deathsnounUS /deθs/
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He yawned and yawned again and rubbed his eyes.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
flaggedverbUS /flæɡd/
inflected form of “flag” — communicate or signal with a flag
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading There came intervals when he sat still and did not write.
immediately past
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
MATCHING'S
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From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
ONLOOKERSnounUS /ˈɔːnlʊkərz/
plural of “onlooker” — someone who looks on
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
pamphletnounUS /ˈpæmflət/
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading He yawned and yawned again and rubbed his eyes.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
SectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
not in physical motion
From this reading There came intervals when he sat still and did not write.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came intervals when he sat still and did not write.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR CHAPTER THE FIRST ONLOOKERS Section 1 On that eventful night of the first shots and the first deaths Mr. Britling did not sleep until daylight had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
at the time that
From this reading There came intervals when he sat still and did not write.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
produce a literary work
From this reading There came intervals when he sat still and did not write.
the act of creating written works
From this reading He sat writing at this pamphlet of his, which was to hail the last explosion and the ending of war.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading For a couple of hours he wrote with energy, and then his energy flagged.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading He yawned and yawned again and rubbed his eyes.
