used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
ArtillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
assentnounUS /əˈsent/
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading First blood to Germany....
Breagh
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From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
clanked
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From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
well in the past; former
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the Doctor know?
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Did the Doctor know?
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First blood to Germany....
set up or found
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading First blood to Germany....
gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
knapsacknounUS /ˈnæpsæk/
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did the Doctor know?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
information about recent and important events
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
in the near future
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
quarter-of-a-mile
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From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
sleeping-place
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From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
water-bottle
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From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
waterproofadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərpruːf/
not permitting the passage of water
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
at the time that
From this reading But when he found it in a dry ditch a quarter-of-a-mile below the Mounted Artillery bivouac, and stretched himself out to sleep, he could not....
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Captain grunted assent, and the two officers clanked away together, while P. C. Breagh noiselessly collected his venerable waterproof, his water-bottle, and knapsack, and departed in search of a more distant sleeping-place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His head rang with the news that would presently thrill the civilized world.
