adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading At least they raised no alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least they raised no alarm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
biplanenounUS /ˈbaɪpleɪn/
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
creptverbUS /krept/
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
DESPERATEadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
heapnounUS /hiːp/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
huggedverbUS /hʌɡd/
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
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 At least they raised no alarm.
leftnounUS /left/
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 shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At least they raised no alarm.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading At least they raised no alarm.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
searchingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
shellsnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
trenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What they found seemed to satisfy them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shells from the far-off trench guns, which had been breaking in the fields both to right and to left, began searching about here now and scattered them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Germans who had been about now approached the glowing heap of the biplane.
WORKverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading DESPERATE WORK Chester, having crept a hundred yards, hugged down into another hole and waited.
