used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
in addition
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
blood-stained
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
bootnounUS /buːt/
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
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 And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
corporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
crumbnounUS /krʌm/
a very small quantity of something
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
don't
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
gluttonouslyadverb
in a gluttonous manner
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
the act of departing
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
immediately past
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
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 They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
cut with a saw
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
twinging
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
unmindfuladjective
not mindful or attentive
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
