used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
Bannon
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From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
a youthful male person
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
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 THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
Colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — 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 It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
Cy
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From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
CyrusnounUS /ˈsaɪrəs/
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
set up or found
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
hundredthnounUS /ˈhʌndrədθ/
position 100 in a countable series of things
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
a room where books are kept
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
listenernounUS /ˈlɪsənər/
someone who listens attentively
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
mischievousadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
many times at short intervals
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
Identical; not different.
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
schoolboysnounUS /ˈskuːlbɔɪz/
plural of “schoolboy” — a boy attending school
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
soldier-friends
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From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
stretchernounUS /ˈstretʃər/
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
up to a particular time
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
Wardo
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From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS THE old Colonel was in the library, telling for the hundredth time to the small listener on his knee the story of the battle that had taken his right arm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
at the time that
From this reading And that led to other tales of things that had happened when the two soldier-friends were schoolboys.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
belonging to which person
From this reading It puzzled Wardo to find any resemblance between the mischievous boy whom the Colonel referred to as Cy Bannon, and the dignified judge whose picture hung on the wall of the Colonel's den.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
YankeesnounUS /ˈjæŋkiz/
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading For since Wardo had found that his father's father was in the same wild charge against the Yankees, and had fought like a tiger till a wound in the head and another in the knee sent him to the rear on a stretcher, he could not hear the story often enough.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Oh, his name was Cyrus Edward then, just as yours is now," explained the Colonel when he finally understood the difficulty.
