used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
BACKGROUNDSnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊndz/
plural of “background” — a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
DetachmentnounUS /dɪˈtætʃmənt/
avoiding emotional involvement
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DirectornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading Yet the importance of the distinction, I soon learned, was great.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yet the importance of the distinction, I soon learned, was great.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Yet the importance of the distinction, I soon learned, was great.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Yet the importance of the distinction, I soon learned, was great.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
NursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now the V.A.D. I had heard of, and of its members, always called V.A.D.'s, but G.S.V.A.D. was something new to me.
in the near future
From this reading Yet the importance of the distinction, I soon learned, was great.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “tell” — express in words
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TransportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
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VoluntaryadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːlənteri/
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the sort of sentence that was shot at me on my first day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BACKGROUNDS At H.Q.B.R.C.S. the D. of T. told me the first things for me to see were the F.A.N.Y.'s and the G.S.V.A.D.'s.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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Yeomanrynoun
class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the importance of the distinction, I soon learned, was great.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have told you what H.Q.B.R.C.S. means; the D. of T. means Director of Transport; the F.A.N.Y. is the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and the G.S.V.A.D. is the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment.
