used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
(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 He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading COMPANY K.
a small house with a single story
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading COMPANY K.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
luxuriesnounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəriz/
plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
Pinchbrook
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
soldier'snounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
Somers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
male cat
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
