used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
clothing in general
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
cook-house
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From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
dug-out
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From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
half-past
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From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
the state of being honored
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
ignoredadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrd/
disregarded
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
overnightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
PERILOUSadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
SandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
singledverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡəld/
past form of “single” — hit a single
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He seemed to be looking for something, and quite ignored my existence for several minutes.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
in the near future
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
telephone-laying
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From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
unwillingnessnounUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/
the trait of being unwilling
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading A PERILOUS EXPEDITION Soon after this Sands singled me out as the victim to attend him on a telephone-laying expedition.
migratory
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somewhere about half-past three I was shaken from sleep; and I jumped straight up and pulled on my clothes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way from the dug-out I met Sands wandering round the cook-house like an uneasy ghost.
at the time that
From this reading He warned me overnight, and I felt then a strange unwillingness for the honour; and when the hour arrived, I had not changed my mind.
