used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
alighted
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From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
(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 Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
Behericourt
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From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
travel across or pass over
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not gaze long.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
a long fixed look
From this reading She did not gaze long.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
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 She did not gaze long.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
necessitiesnounUS /nəˈsesɪtiz/
plural of “necessity” — the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
needingverbUS /ˈniːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not gaze long.
Noyon
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From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
pityingverbUS /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
seventy-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈsevəntifaɪv/
being five more than seventy
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not gaze long.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
having a supporting base
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
throbbed
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From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mind had become accustomed to thinking of disaster and ruin, for everywhere the same sad spectacle met her pitying eyes, but her heart throbbed anew with every fresh scene.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were about seventy-five helpless souls, living in their ruined homes, needing all of life's necessities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everywhere Ruin, standing side by side with the Sign of the Cross!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In the little town of Behericourt, a few miles from Noyon, France, a young Red Cross nurse alighted from her machine, and took a general survey of the ruined homes.
