Ah
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From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
casualtiesnounUS /ˈkæʒəwəltiz/
plural of “casualty” — someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
how
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From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
I've
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From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
McMahon
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From this reading McMahon turned.
come together
From this reading McMahon went to meet them.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
skirtingadjectiveUS /ˈskɜːrtɪŋ/
being all around the edges; enclosing
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading McMahon went to meet them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McMahon went to meet them.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading McMahon turned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
umpiresnounUS /ˈʌmpaɪərz/
plural of “umpire” — an official at a baseball game
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading McMahon went to meet them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the orderly said was perfectly true.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Colonel, and with him the General, and the two umpires in the fight, were skirting the oats and making for the little grove of trees where the casualties were.
people who are wounded
From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
you've
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From this reading “Ah, McMahon,” said the Colonel, “I’ve come to see how you’ve treated the wounded.
