used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
bastillenounUS /ˈbæstɪl/
a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Did you know that you were going to be wounded?”
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading “Yes; and I had told it to the King beforehand.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
comfortedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪd/
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you know that you were going to be wounded?”
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Did you know that you were going to be wounded?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes; and I had told it to the King beforehand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
ten 10s
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; and I had told it to the King beforehand.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Yes; and I had told it to the King beforehand.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Did you know that you were going to be wounded?”
go away from a place
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
quitverbUS /kwɪt/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
put a saddle on
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
St
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From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No. And the proof is, that more than a hundred of my men were struck.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told them to have no doubts and no fears; that they would raise the siege.
people who are wounded
From this reading I was wounded in the neck by an arrow in the assault upon the bastille that commanded the bridge, but St. Catherine comforted me and I was cured in fifteen days without having to quit the saddle and leave my work.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; and I had told it to the King beforehand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you know that you were going to be wounded?”
