used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "He's among the missing."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
awedadjectiveUS /ɔːd/
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
Betty's
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From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading "Dead?" queried Grace breathlessly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead?" queried Grace breathlessly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Dead?" queried Grace breathlessly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
He's
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From this reading "He's among the missing."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "No," Mollie shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
MISSINGadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," Mollie shook her head.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Dead?" queried Grace breathlessly.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "No," Mollie shook her head.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
that is looked for
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
tracedverbUS /treɪst/
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
unresistingadjective
offering no resistance
From this reading MISSING Mollie took the paper from Betty's unresisting hand, smoothed it out, traced her finger down the column and finally came to the name she sought.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
Washburn
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From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Sergeant Allen Washburn," she read in a small, awed voice, while the other girls crowded close to look over her shoulder.
