used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
in actual fact
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
bow-wownoun
the bark of a dog
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
bridgesnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
cannonadenoun
intense and continuous artillery fire
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
didn't
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From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
foreposts
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From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
not any; not one
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
determined
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
that's
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From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Tower said, his pale eyes sharp with intelligence:
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Though the French foreposts actually occupied the three bridges and held the town."
at the time that
From this reading "And when the big bow-wow had made the little one drop the bone, he didn't stick to it?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The Doctor returned: "No--and that's the puzzle of the whole affair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole glorious display resolved itself into a cannonade, with occupation of the heights on the left bank, and nothing further.
