anew
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
(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 All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
armisticenounUS /ˈɑːrməstəs/
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
battalionsnounUS /bəˈtæljənz/
plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
bravesnounUS /breɪvz/
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
CommunenounUS /ˈkɑːmjuːn/
the smallest administrative district of several European countries
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
fusilladenounUS /ˈfjuːsɪleɪd/
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
incorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
the force of workers available
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
in the near future
From this reading Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
thunderedverbUS /ˈθʌndərd/
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Night and day, around the walls, the fusillade rattled, and the artillery thundered.
which person or people
From this reading All the braves who had returned at the time of the armistice had again taken flight.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without leaders, without direction, the honest men had lost their heads.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading In less than forty-eight hours, people came to regret the worst days of the siege.
