150
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From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
in addition
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
batchesnounUS /ˈbætʃəz/
plural of “batch” — all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
companiesnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniːz/
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
fileverbUS /faɪl/
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
a person of German nationality
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
infantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
and nothing more
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
live-long
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From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
the force of workers available
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
Middlesex
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From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
mowedverbUS /moʊd/
past form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
not any; not one
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
on one occasion
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
reinforcementsnounUS /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsmənts/
plural of “reinforcement” — a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
cut with a saw
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
express in words
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
and nothing more
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
skirmishers
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From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
smashingnounUS /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/
the act of breaking something into small pieces
From this reading The Royal Irish Regiment had had an awful smashing earlier on, as also had the Middlesex, and our company were ordered to go along the road as reinforcements.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The German infantry are bad skirmishers and rotten shots, and they were simply mowed down in batches by our chaps.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They came in companies of, I should say, 150 men in file five deep, and we simply rained bullets at them the live-long day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At about five p.m. the Germans in the left front of us retired, and we saw no more of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were at least three to our one, and our artillery could not be in fifty places at once, so we just had to stick it.
