1915
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
anew
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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confined by bonds
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bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
bumpingverbUS /ˈbʌmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
showing who or what does the action
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CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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CONSISTSverbUS /kənˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
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contemplatingverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
COPIESnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
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a place off to the side of an area
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
electrotyped
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everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
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FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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FlandersnounUS /ˈflændərz/
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
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ten 10s
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
JULYnounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
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immediately past
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
Lindenmeyr
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
on one occasion
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
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PRINTINGnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
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ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
SALEnounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
in or at or to some place
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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SuicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE FIRST PRINTING OF THIS BOOK CONSISTS OF TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED COPIES, OF WHICH TWO THOUSAND ARE FOR SALE.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
TWENTY-ONEnounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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Vail-Ballou
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close enough to be walked to
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
at the time that
From this reading My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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WolffnounUS /wʊlf/
German anatomist (1733-1794)
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YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders of what does not bump near you.
Ypresnoun
battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
From this reading There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them.
