used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
aunounUS /oʊ/
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
FOURTEENTHadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
the act of departing
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
ten 10s
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
lorrynounUS /ˈlɔːri/
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
come together
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
revoir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
sardinesnounUS /sɑːrˈdiːnz/
plural of “sardine” — small fatty fish usually canned
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
SixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
sixty-fiveadjective
being five more than sixty
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
in the near future
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading George met me as I came along and there was a look in his face that I had never seen there before.
three-ounce
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From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
in the direction of
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
unitnounUS /ˈjuːnət/
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was fortunate in finding my unit, but soon I was to learn of what was the first of a series of misfortunes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
which person or people
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE FOURTEENTH Early the following morning after Mass I said “au revoir” to the old priest and his sister, who walked down to the gate to see me off.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the way, fearing it might be evening before I would find my battalion, I bought an ordinary three-ounce tin of sardines and paid sixty-five cents for it; but I never ate it.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading I had the great good fortune to meet a lorry, going towards the front, which brought me to within a few hundred yards of the Sixteenth Battalion, which was camped in a wide green valley.
