Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

anew

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

(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 The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

someone who plays a bugle

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

approval

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

plural of “crutch” — a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading I EXCHANGE THE LAUREL FOR THE OLIVE.

past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I EXCHANGE THE LAUREL FOR THE OLIVE.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I EXCHANGE THE LAUREL FOR THE OLIVE.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

and nothing more

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

From this reading I EXCHANGE THE LAUREL FOR THE OLIVE.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

engage in

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

not any; not one

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading I EXCHANGE THE LAUREL FOR THE OLIVE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

extremely crowed or filled to capacity

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

capable of being perceived by the mind or senses

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

with little or no delay

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

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From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

withdraw from an organization or communion

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

wood in small pieces or splinters

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

plural of “splint” — a thin sliver of wood

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

plural of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

a European river; flows into the North Atlantic

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I EXCHANGE THE LAUREL FOR THE OLIVE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

something that serves as a means of transportation

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The curious part of it was that, having extracted the final splinter, they promptly invalided me home.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading From the day I limped on board the _Cumberland_ transport in the Tagus, leaning on two crutches, I began to mend: and within twelve months--as may hereafter be recounted--I was back again, hale and hearty, marching with no perceptible limp, on the soil of Spain.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Thus, in hospital in Ciudad Rodrigo, ended my first campaign; and here in a few words may end my story.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The surgeons, having their hands full, and detecting no opportunities of credit in a small bugler with a splintered ankle, sent me down to Belem, splinters and splints and all, to recover: and at Belem hospital, just as the surgeons were beginning to congratulate themselves that, although never likely to be fit again for active service, I might in time make a fairly active hospital orderly, the splinters began to work through the flesh; and for two months I lay on my back in bed and suffered more pain than has been packed into the rest of my life.