Chapter IX

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

in actual fact

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

(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 Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

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

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

large but transportable armament

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

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

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

completely unclothed

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

next to; at the side of

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

plural of “cannon” — a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

slightly wet

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

dearly loved

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

someone who is a detective

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

to say again or imitate

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

opinion or judgment

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

in a fixed manner

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

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

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

in a close manner

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

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

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

a particular point in time

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

possessive form of “palmer” — United States golfer (born in 1929)

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

and nothing more

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

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

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

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

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

being unoccupied

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading As if in echo to my thoughts, I heard Dick Palmer’s voice beside me.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

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

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

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

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

in or at the place that

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR Almost unable to believe my eyes, I gazed fixedly at the damp, bare spots of ground where our dear old cannons had rested for so long a time.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Like all the students at Belmont I had grown so accustomed to the old pieces of artillery, and they had become so intimately associated with my college life, that I had learned to look upon them as a part of the institution itself, and I could not get used to the fact that they were gone――that the two Belmont cannons had actually been moved away, and that I was simply staring at vacancy.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading It all seemed so unreal, that for a moment I wondered whether I was awake or dreaming.