used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
in the past
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
LocustsnounUS /ˈloʊkəsts/
plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
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 A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
for more time
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
not any; not one
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
and nothing more
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
make square
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
tapsnounUS /tæps/
(military) signal to turn the lights out
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading He is only a tender memory now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the sight of it no longer brings pain to the Little Colonel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
in or at the place that
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sixteen years which have passed since Hero followed his little mistress home have brought many changes.
a Caucasian
From this reading A square, white stone stands on the lawn where "taps" were sounded over him one September day, long ago.
a late time of life
From this reading IN AFTER YEARS Time flies fast under the Locusts.
