used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
react verbally
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is this by any chance the same Garth?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
BLIGHTERnoun
a persistently annoying person
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Is this by any chance the same Garth?"
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
cadnounUS /kæd/
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Is this by any chance the same Garth?"
every day; without missing a day
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "By evil chance, it is."
EXITnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
Garth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this by any chance the same Garth?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
MailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
MumsnounUS /mʌmz/
plural of “mum” — of China
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
promotedverbUS /prəˈmoʊtɪd/
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
To recall to mind.
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Is this by any chance the same Garth?"
SeverancenounUS /ˈsevɜːrəns/
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
she'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
not in physical motion
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
temporised
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this by any chance the same Garth?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
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
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading EXIT THE BLIGHTER "Stupid not to remember what?"
at the time that
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
which person or people
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not to remember that man named Garth, in your regiment, who was promoted from a private to be an officer, and won the V.C. I think it was Mums who asked you about him one day, when she'd read something in the _Daily Mail_, and you said he was a cad.
