used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B.
for the reason that
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
billetsnounUS /ˈbɪləts/
plural of “billet” — a short personal letter
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
dug-outs
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From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
set up or found
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
FRANCIS
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
LLOYDnounUS /lɔɪd/
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
the force of workers available
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
precipitousadjectiveUS /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
have in common
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading My friends in that uneasy region have asked for more.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
which person or people
From this reading _A recent tale of mine has, I am told, found favour in the dug-outs and billets of the British front, as being sufficiently short and sufficiently exciting for men who have little leisure to read.
Wild-Goose
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From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading So I have printed this story, written in the smooth days before the war, in the hope that it may enable an honest man here and there to forget for an hour the too urgent realities.
yarnsnounUS /jɑːrnz/
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have put your name on it, because among the many tastes which we share one is a liking for precipitous yarns._ I. Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase II.
