Amiens
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From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
battlingverbUS /ˈbætəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
a youthful male person
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
civiliansnounUS /səˈvɪljənz/
plural of “civilian” — a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
unvarying in nature
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
damagenounUS /ˈdæmədʒ/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
an opposing military force
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
set up or found
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
house-to-houseadjective
omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
inflictverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪkt/
impose something unpleasant
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
not any; not one
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
outbreaknounUS /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
RECOGNITIONnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading RECOGNITION!
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
soldiers collectively
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
being of use or service
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was constant danger of an outbreak, and the Germans had no desire to destroy Amiens.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the enemy, the hated Germans, found that the Boy Scouts were useful.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had they been attacked from the houses, they would have lost heavily; in house-to-house fighting civilians, battling at close range, can inflict great damage on the best of regular troops.
woundingnounUS /ˈwuːndɪŋ/
the act of inflicting a wound
From this reading Such an outbreak would have meant the killing and the wounding of hundreds of German soldiers.
