(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 "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Oh! it's bad, sir; bad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
CorporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading "_Esprit de corps_, Dickenson, my lad."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "_Esprit de corps_, Dickenson, my lad."
Dickenson
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From this reading "_Esprit de corps_, Dickenson, my lad."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "What is, then?" said the doctor.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
EspritnounUS /eˈspriː/
liveliness of mind or spirit
From this reading "_Esprit de corps_, Dickenson, my lad."
fellow'snounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
isn't
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From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
it's
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From this reading Oh! it's bad, sir; bad.
a boy or man
From this reading "_Esprit de corps_, Dickenson, my lad."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_Esprit de corps_, Dickenson, my lad."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! it's bad, sir; bad.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What is, then?" said the doctor.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
deliver by singing
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
term of address for a man
From this reading Oh! it's bad, sir; bad.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
in the near future
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
that's
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From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "What is, then?" said the doctor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading "The men sing the tune their officers have pitched, and that miserable sneak, Corporal May, sings chorus.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is, then?" said the doctor.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that's all right enough; but they turn silent and cold as soon as the poor fellow's name is mentioned; while that isn't the worst of it."
