used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
a youthful male person
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
breezyadjectiveUS /ˈbriːzi/
fresh and animated
From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
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 Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
Crosthwaite
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From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
eh
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From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Hope it's something good."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hope it's something good."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
it's
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From this reading "Hope it's something good."
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
Richard
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From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
SealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Hope it's something good."
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
Sub-lieutenant
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From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I ought to call it your appointment.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection.
