I. adjective
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an auxiliary verb (= a verb that is used with another verb to show its tense, person, etc. In English these are 'be', 'do', and 'have' )
auxiliary verb
modal auxiliary
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■ NOUN
nurse
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Gilfoyle, 31-year-old auxiliary nurse at a private hospital, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his eight-month pregnant wife, Paula.
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I spent a year working in a hospital as an auxiliary nurse between college and university.
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She has worked variously as teacher, canteen assistant, auxiliary nurse .
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She was at least head first in this world when the auxiliary nurse rushed in and caught the rest of her.
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Later, Mrs Preston told the court how new courses, specifically for auxiliary nurses were introduced at the hospital last year.
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It was prompt action by auxiliary nurse Jane Hale that saved his life.
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I work during my vacations as an auxiliary nurse at my local hospital.
power
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They were willing to underwrite, inpart, the construction of a ship with rotors as an auxiliary power source.
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There were two auxiliary power sockets next to the cigarette lighter.
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Vologsky erased the visual print-out and switched off all auxiliary power .
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Jackson said an auxiliary power unit that froze up on ascent is now working.
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auxiliary pilots
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the auxiliary generator
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But the policy did not extend to auxiliary components like the Orion chipset.
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During the War he had been an auxiliary coastguard.
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Gilfoyle, 31-year-old auxiliary nurse at a private hospital, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his eight-month pregnant wife, Paula.
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It passes through many of the abandoned towns that at one time served auxiliary functions to the mines of Tombstone.
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Jackson said an auxiliary power unit that froze up on ascent is now working.
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Other auxiliary devices are indicated in Figure 14.8.
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So, as an alternative to the implantation of alien or artificial hearts, Daedalus is devising a new auxiliary blood-pump.
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There was even an auxiliary lot to take up the overflow.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
modal
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The use of dare as a modal auxiliary follows the same pattern as need.
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The auxiliary for the Symphony is holding a fund-raising party on Saturday.
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An auxiliary listed under a given number may be applied to any subdivision of that number.
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Baldwin was an important but fairly silent auxiliary to MacDonald.
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Get up in the morning, clean the parish house kitchen from what the auxiliary cooked the night before.
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The auxiliaries can be divided into signs and subdivisions and are listed in Figure 14.8.
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The auxiliaries offer a series of facets and facet indicators which permit flexible synthesis.
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The companion ladder, engine box and associated panels are very easy to remove, giving excellent access to the auxiliary .
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These cover nursing auxiliaries, enrolled nurses, staff nurses, sisters and clinical specialists.