used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
(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 The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
a quantity of money
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
couldn't
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From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
divisible by two
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
hasn't
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From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
cause to move by striking
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
Johnnie
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From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
go away from a place
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
roused to anger
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
materiallyadverbUS /məˈtɪriəli/
with respect to material aspects
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
not any; not one
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
Plessing
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From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
by chance
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
express in words
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
shouldn't
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From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
there's
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From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
They've
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From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The truth is, Johnnie, that neither she nor my father have _realized_ there's a war on at all.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They've no sons out there in the trenches, and it hasn't hit them materially; they've not felt it in any single, smallest way.
at the time that
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "She could do a certain amount of work at home even without that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shouldn't say it to any one but you, but there are times at Plessing when I could go _mad_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She couldn't possibly leave your father alone at Plessing."
