used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GREATER THINGS A week flew past.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
(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 All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
a quantity of money
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
convalescentnounUS /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesənt/
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading Tony was not to leave his cot.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading GREATER THINGS A week flew past.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading GREATER THINGS A week flew past.
highest in quality
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tony was not to leave his cot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
go away from a place
From this reading Tony was not to leave his cot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
held dear
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
the force of workers available
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tony was not to leave his cot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading GREATER THINGS A week flew past.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
showeredverbUS /ˈʃaʊərd/
past form of “shower” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
stretchernounUS /ˈstretʃər/
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading GREATER THINGS A week flew past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tony was not to leave his cot.
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From this reading Tony was not to leave his cot.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the convalescent ward there was the greatest amount of suppressed excitement.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading GREATER THINGS A week flew past.
which person or people
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the soldiers loved Helen, and they showered her with queer, pathetic little gifts, always the best of their poor store of belongings.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have to be moved across Europe on a stretcher, but he lay beaming at the men who called good wishes to him in half a dozen languages.
