used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
ArtillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
band-sergeant
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From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading It was a bitterly cold day, and Colonel Lane was not well.
placed in a grave
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
cemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was a bitterly cold day, and Colonel Lane was not well.
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 Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
a female human offspring
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a bitterly cold day, and Colonel Lane was not well.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
honorsnounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
MEDICINEnounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
MIRACULOUSadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a bitterly cold day, and Colonel Lane was not well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
OrenounUS /ɔːr/
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
RiflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His health had failed a good deal since his daughter had left him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A MIRACULOUS MEDICINE There had been a military funeral at the cemetery at Ore.
thirty-fouradjective
being four more than thirty
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Lane had gone to the funeral, for he had known and liked Band-Sergeant Dean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
(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 It was a bitterly cold day, and Colonel Lane was not well.
which person or people
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
a late time of life
From this reading It was the band-sergeant of the Rifles, who had served in the local Artillery and Rifles for thirty-four years, and he was buried with full military honors.
