used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
anew
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a 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 She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
eagerly desirous
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
brutes
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From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
Cameron's
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
Elsie
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading The name on these fateful papers fascinated her.
fatefuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading The name on these fateful papers fascinated her.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
hospitalsnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəlz/
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
the force of workers available
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name on these fateful papers fascinated her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The name on these fateful papers fascinated her.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The name on these fateful papers fascinated her.
accept an excuse for
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
partisannounUS /ˈpɑːrtəzən/
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
an educational institution
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
SouthernersnounUS /ˈsʌðərnərz/
plural of “southerner” — an American who lives in the South
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She read it again and again with a curious personal joy that she had saved a life!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The name on these fateful papers fascinated her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LOVE Elsie carried Ben Cameron's pardon to the anxious mother and sister with her mind in a tumult.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had entered on her work among the hospitals a bitter partisan of her father's school, with the simple idea that all Southerners were savage brutes.
people who are wounded
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as she had seen the wounded boys from the South among the men in blue, more and more she had forgotten the difference between them.
