used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
Alphonso
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From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
Britton
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From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
guardroomnoun
a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In sooth, I would I had been there.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In sooth, I would I had been there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
Joanna
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From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
express in words
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
soothnoun
truth or reality
From this reading In sooth, I would I had been there.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There has been a battle -- desperate fighting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
tigersnounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, Alphonso; come, Joanna -- let us go and see them.
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading Our fellows say they made a gallant stand, and fought like veritable tigers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are bringing the prisoners into the guardroom," cried Britton, bursting into the royal apartments with small ceremony in his excitement.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In sooth, I would I had been there.
