used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
react verbally
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The orchestra was there at that end; he has gone to save one of his comrades.
bandsmen
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From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The orchestra was there at that end; he has gone to save one of his comrades.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The orchestra was there at that end; he has gone to save one of his comrades.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The orchestra was there at that end; he has gone to save one of his comrades.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
and nothing more
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "No," cried the colonel; "he must have known that someone was still there.
a boy or man
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
roused to anger
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No," cried the colonel; "he must have known that someone was still there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
orchestranounUS /ˈɔːrkəstrə/
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading The orchestra was there at that end; he has gone to save one of his comrades.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
except for; apart from
From this reading The orchestra was there at that end; he has gone to save one of his comrades.
term of address for a man
From this reading "One of the bandsmen, sir--the lad must have gone mad!"
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "No," cried the colonel; "he must have known that someone was still there.
not in physical motion
From this reading "No," cried the colonel; "he must have known that someone was still there.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No," cried the colonel; "he must have known that someone was still there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Here, who was that?" cried the colonel, who now came up, panting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
which person or people
From this reading Dick's answer was to give his hand a wave and dash right in among the smoke, two soldiers who tried to stop him just missing his arm as he plunged in.
