used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
(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 "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
have
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
a youthful male person
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
can't
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From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
don't
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From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Elliot
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From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
firesidenounUS /ˈfaɪərsaɪd/
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
the act of departing
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
how
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From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
and nothing more
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
immediately past
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
be standing; be upright
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
express a supposition
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
a special situation
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Tommy
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From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
precisely as stated
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
(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 A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
