used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
anew
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
bayonetsnounUS /ˈbeɪənets/
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE MONTEREY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
chattered
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From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
Dashahed
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From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the fourth of their delightful days in camp.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the fourth of their delightful days in camp.
give a description of
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
drilledadjectiveUS /drɪld/
trained in a skill by repetitious practice
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
take in solid food
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
an opposing military force
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the fourth of their delightful days in camp.
grasshoppersnounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpərz/
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
handleverbUS /ˈhændəl/
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
how
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From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
MONTEREYnounUS /ˌmɑːntərˈeɪ/
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading BEFORE MONTEREY.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the fourth of their delightful days in camp.
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
absolutely essential
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
not any; not one
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
on one occasion
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
practiseverbUS /ˈpræktɪs/
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
quarrelled
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From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
on the contrary
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
sunburntadjective
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the fourth of their delightful days in camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the fourth of their delightful days in camp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jerry had been teaching them how to handle a musket and charge bayonets, until they were quite excited, and rather put out that there was no enemy to practise on but the grasshoppers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They chattered, played, drilled, quarrelled a little once in a while, and made it up again, eat and slept considerably, and grew sunburnt to an astonishing degree.
Zouaves
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From this reading IT is not necessary to describe the particular proceedings of the Dashahed Zouaves during every day of their camp life.
