used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
showing who or what does the action
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Many of them have known a reinforcement of spiritual power.
Leathem
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of them have known a reinforcement of spiritual power.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Many of them have known a reinforcement of spiritual power.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
reinforcementnounUS /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading Many of them have known a reinforcement of spiritual power.
resourcesnounUS /ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
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secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Many of them have known a reinforcement of spiritual power.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of them have known a reinforcement of spiritual power.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Great War has put a strain on the resources of human nature, as well as on material resources.
which person or people
From this reading Men who have come through the hell of the trenches have discovered some of the secrets of life and death.
