used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
AWAKENINGnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
Barton
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
propose a payment
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
confined by bonds
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
BradleynounUS /ˈbrædli/
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
Charlie
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From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
Clayton
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From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
CopleynounUS /ˈkɑːpli/
American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
Ethel
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From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
a boy or man
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
hulkingadjectiveUS /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
of great size and bulk
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
supposedlyadverbUS /səˈpoʊzədli/
believed or reputed to be the case
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AWAKENING Frank Barton had gone to the Front.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading She heard that Morrison Copley had been in town to bid his mother good-bye and had gone away, too, bound for the transport.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading War had become a horrid, living reality to Ethel Clayton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
in or at the place that
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
which person or people
From this reading Likewise that Charlie Bradley, that hulking fellow who had been so notorious about town, supposedly had sailed at the same time Barton had gone to France.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be where there was battle, murder, and sudden death!
