used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
assassinatedadjectiveUS /əˈsæsəneɪtɪd/
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading General Prim, the Warwick of Spain, had been assassinated in Madrid.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
FRONTIERnounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Prim, the Warwick of Spain, had been assassinated in Madrid.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
GovernmentsnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənts/
plural of “government” — the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
a single distinct event
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
MadridnounUS /məˈdrɪd/
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
materiallyadverbUS /məˈtɪriəli/
with respect to material aspects
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
PrimverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading General Prim, the Warwick of Spain, had been assassinated in Madrid.
provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/
plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
RepublicannounUS /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
so-calledadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊˈkɔːld/
doubtful or suspect
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading I had, during the term, been closely following the fortunes of Don Carlos and his army in the northern provinces of Spain.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
soldiers collectively
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
precisely as stated
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading General Prim, the Warwick of Spain, had been assassinated in Madrid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
Woolwich
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From this reading A FRONTIER INCIDENT I was finishing my second term at Woolwich and the Christmas holidays were close at hand.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Year after year he had been getting a stronger and stronger hold, and the weakness of the Republican Governments in Madrid had assisted him very materially.
a late time of life
From this reading There was no one--had been no one--for some years to lead the then so-called Government troops to any military advantage in the field against him.
