used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
abstractverbUS /æbˈstrækt/
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
AndersonnounUS /ˈændərsən/
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
Deming's
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From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
divisible by two
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
fooledverbUS /fuːld/
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
Gard
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From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
garlands
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From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
a person of German nationality
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
GOTT
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From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
Jim
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From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
Kirtley's
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From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
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 The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
many times at short intervals
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading War was often in the sky in Germany and often had he been fooled.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
sourcesnounUS /ˈsɔːrsəz/
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
Teutons
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From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
untraceableadjectiveUS /ənˈtreɪsəbəl/
incapable of being traced or tracked down
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In those days of July something peculiar and tense hung over the land, but its sources were untraceable, its form, abstract.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Teutons must be sure of victory and, he was positive, would avail themselves of a long summer for their campaign.
wreathnounUS /riːθ/
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A GERMAN "GOTT BE WITH YE" A dash of adventure was to crown Gard Kirtley's farewell to Germany as it had crowned Jim Deming's, but with an ominous wreath of the tragic instead of garlands of the comic.
but in spite of that
From this reading War was at hand, yet even Anderson did not see it plainly enough to report it.
