used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
belchedverbUS /beltʃt/
past form of “belch” — expel gas from the stomach
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
BoomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
traveling across
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
hotlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːtli/
in a heated manner
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
and nothing more
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
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 The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
marshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
not any; not one
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
PEITSANG
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
with speed
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
resistedverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪd/
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
move hurridly
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
a special situation
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Boom! the gun belched forth just as the battalion was crossing the marsh, cutting down three of the soldiers and causing a momentary check in Company B.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE OF PEITSANG Gilbert felt his heart beat rapidly as he advanced at the head of the second division of Company A. It was no slight thing to rush to the firing line at any time, and he felt that the present movement was to be hotly resisted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But at one end of the ditch was a small pile of dirt, which, in their haste, the Chinese had been unable to remove.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading In front of the gun was a deep ditch, all of fifteen feet wide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gun before them was situated on an elevation of ten feet above the marsh, with a bank on the right and the left.
