used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
ambulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
Barbara
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From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
Chapelle
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From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
power to direct or determine
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
someone who is a detective
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
every person
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
set up or found
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
engage in
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
Neuve
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From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
and nothing more
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
stoicismnounUS /ˈstoʊ.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
An ancient Greek and Roman philosophy holding that virtue is the only true good, and that emotional self-control leads to inner serenity.
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that she had recovered from her horror and dread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Fortunately for Barbara, her first two weeks of work came after a lull in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
being of use or service
From this reading But she had at least learned to control her nerves and to become more useful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was able to make up her mind, as Dick had told her, that everybody felt much as she did, but simply showed greater stoicism.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading After several weeks of the ambulance work, Barbara found herself growing more accustomed to it.
