200th
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From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
apparatusnounUS /ˌæpərˈætəs/
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
brawnnounUS /brɔːn/
possessing muscular strength
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
counterpartnounUS /ˈkaʊntərpɑːrt/
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
digestiveadjectiveUS /daɪˈdʒestɪv/
relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
enlistedverbUS /ˌenˈlɪstɪd/
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
divisible by two
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
hardtacknoun
very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
how
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From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If bread was the "staff of life" meat was life itself to Si.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
impulsesnounUS /ˈɪmpəlsɪz/
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
Ind
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From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If bread was the "staff of life" meat was life itself to Si.
Klegg
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From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
immediately past
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If bread was the "staff of life" meat was life itself to Si.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
obedientadjectiveUS /oʊˈbiːdiənt/
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
patrioticadjectiveUS /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/
inspired by love for your country
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
a full supply
From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
Si's
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From this reading Much of Si's muscle and brawn was due to the fact that meat was always plenty on his father's farm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading If bread was the "staff of life" meat was life itself to Si.
staplenounUS /ˈsteɪpəl/
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
subjectionnoun
forced submission to control by others
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
swinenounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
under normal conditions
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
precisely as stated
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack.
at the time that
From this reading When Si enlisted he was not entirely free from anxiety on the question of meat, for to his appetite it was not even second in importance to bread.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He didn't have quite so rough an experience with that other staple of army diet, which was in fact the very counterpart of the hardtack, and which took its most popular name from that part of the body of the female swine which is usually nearest the ground.
