used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
(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 It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
cadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
cadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
put on clothes
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
drillsnounUS /drɪlz/
plural of “drill” — a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/
the act of exhibiting
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
galoreadjectiveUS /ɡəˈlɔːr/
in great numbers
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
the act of departing
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
hopsnounUS /hɑːps/
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
paradesnounUS /pərˈeɪdz/
plural of “parade” — a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
by chance
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
RAIDSnounUS /reɪdz/
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
showyadjectiveUS /ˈʃoʊi/
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
TEXASnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
accept gladly
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
at the time that
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
