used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
aeroplanenoun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
automaticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
contentedlyadverbUS /kənˈtentədli/
with equanimity
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
cracklesnounUS /ˈkrækəlz/
plural of “crackle” — the sharp sound of snapping noises
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
cypressnounUS /ˈsaɪprəs/
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
engage in
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
PeninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
reservationnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
soldier'snounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
sparklesnounUS /ˈspɑːrkəlz/
plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
not in physical motion
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
successive (without a break)
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
the rays of the sun
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IV Such was life in the line at that time.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Another day has begun; the officer goes down whistling to wash in a bucket.
wisps
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From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading All the Peninsula is beautiful in the sunlight, and wonderful to look upon against the dark blue of the sea; the dew sparkles on the scrub; over the cypress grove comes the first aeroplane, humming contentedly.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading And now all the air is sickly with the smell of cooking, and the dry wood crackles in every corner; little wisps of smoke go straight up in the still air.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But I should make the soldier's almost automatic reservation, that it might have been worse.
