used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
anew
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
Beeches
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From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
Bertie
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From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
give encouragement to
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
CONVALESCENTS
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From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
the act of departing
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
Eleanor
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From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
divisible by two
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
Harry's
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From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
heartenverbUS /ˈhɑːrtən/
give encouragement to
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
invalidsnounUS /ˈɪnvələdz/
plural of “invalid” — someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
Kirkby
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From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
Lillian
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From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
engage in
From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
the force of workers available
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
others
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From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
swiftnessnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
Teaness
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From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Mr. Kirkby, busy in a thousand ways, had bought a motor car and came over daily to hearten up the men waiting for time to set them on their feet again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading From time to time the invalids at The Beeches recovered and went off to make room for others.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even poor fat Eleanor Teaness had a look in her eyes which made them all believe that she felt Harry's departure all too keenly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONVALESCENTS From this time events moved forward with greater swiftness.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Bertie and Harry came down for a few days before they joined their regiment to start for the front, and though Lillian held her head high and sent off her lover with brave words of cheer she looked spent and broken for days afterward.
