used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Hal decided to wait.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did this for two reasons.
dispatchesnounUS /dɪˈspætʃɪz/
plural of “dispatch” — an official report (usually sent in haste)
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
half the width of an em
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did this for two reasons.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
Hal
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From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
engage in
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He did this for two reasons.
precisely, exactly
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
the display of a motion picture
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
talkativeadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːkətɪv/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES Hal turned the matter over in his mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He did this for two reasons.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
being of use or service
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Should he make prisoner of this talkative German officer now or should he wait until later to appropriate the dispatches the man said he carried?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First, the colonel's presence was useful right now in showing the road, and, second, he might come in handy should the party be stopped en route.
