anew
From this reading He was losing his temper again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
react verbally
From this reading The major resumed his walk and did not answer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
for the reason that
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The major resumed his walk and did not answer.
doesn't
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From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
Ellton
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From this reading Ellton went on, lapsing into the judicial.
else
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From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
he's
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From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ellton went on, lapsing into the judicial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
judicialadjectiveUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃəl/
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading Ellton went on, lapsing into the judicial.
Landor
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From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
lapsingnounUS /ˈlæpsɪŋ/
a failure to maintain a higher state
From this reading Ellton went on, lapsing into the judicial.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He was losing his temper again.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The major resumed his walk and did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
like better; value more highly
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading The major resumed his walk and did not answer.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading He was losing his temper again.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The major resumed his walk and did not answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ellton went on, lapsing into the judicial.
weren't
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From this reading "He told me it was because he and Landor had had some trouble in the field, and weren't on the best of terms."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Major, if he's got any charges to prefer why doesn't he put them on paper and send them in to you, or else shut up his head?"
