used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
AccomplishesverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “accomplish” — put in effect
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A pang of alarm shot through him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
delusionsnounUS /dɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “delusion” — (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
galleynounUS /ˈɡæli/
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
grindverbUS /ɡraɪnd/
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A pang of alarm shot through him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was his mind slipping?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
illusionsnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
midstreamnounUS /ˈmɪdstriːm/
the middle of a stream
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Was his mind slipping?
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
NebraskanounUS /nəˈbræskə/
a midwestern state on the Great Plains
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
OmahanounUS /ˈoʊməhɑː/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
Packard
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From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading A pang of alarm shot through him.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
psychiatrynounUS /saɪˈkaɪətri/
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
cut with a saw
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
an educational institution
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
sedannounUS /səˈdæn/
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A pang of alarm shot through him.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Was his mind slipping?
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A pang of alarm shot through him.
tiersnounUS /tiːrz/
plural of “tier” — a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
the upper part of anything
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
having come into contact
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a recent psychiatry class they had touched upon hysterical delusions and illusions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Time Accomplishes Progress On Earth._ John C. Hastings, senior medical student in the Nebraska State University Medical School at Omaha, looked out of the window of the Packard sedan he was driving down the road along the top of the bluff, and out in the middle of the Missouri River he saw a Roman galley, sweeping down midstream with three tiers of huge oars.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The study of medicine is a terrible grind; he had been working hard.
