used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
move towards
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
CHARIVARIA
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From this reading CHARIVARIA.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
correspondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
an act that fails
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
HINDENBURGnoun
German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
How
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From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
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 The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
pantomimenounUS /ˈpæntəmaɪm/
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
promulgatedadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməlɡeɪtɪd/
formally made public
From this reading An order has been promulgated fixing the composition of horse chaff.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The approach of the pantomime season is thought to be responsible for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The failure of certain M.P.'s to ask questions about it in Parliament beforehand may have had something to do with it.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "How the Germans never got wind of it," writes a correspondent of the British attack on the HINDENBURG line, "is a mystery."
