used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
anew
From this reading "Well, thank God, we are back again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, thank God, we are back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Well, thank God, we are back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It does seem a time, Major.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Well, thank God, we are back again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
how
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From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
Lechmere
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From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
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 "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "It does seem a time, Major.
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 We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
express in words
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It does seem a time, Major.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Well, thank God, we are back again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It does seem a time, Major.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must have marched thousands of miles, and I could not say how many times we have been engaged.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There has not been a week that we have not had a fight, and sometimes two or three of them."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, thank God, we are back again.
a late time of life
From this reading "It is little more than two years and a half since I left, Lechmere, but it seems almost a lifetime."
