used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
appen
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From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
banquettenoun
an upholstered bench
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
bayonetsnounUS /ˈbeɪənets/
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
blurryadjectiveUS /ˈblɜːri/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
the first light of day
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
doin's
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From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
don't
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From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
it's
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From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
not any; not one
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
ole
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From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
orficer
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From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
platoonnounUS /pləˈtuːn/
a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
PorenounUS /pɔːr/
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
SCRAPnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
Soldier'snounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
somethin
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From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
in the near future
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
star-shell
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From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
trenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
precisely as stated
From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
We'll
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From this reading If somethin' don't 'appen and that very soon, We'll not have a man in the blurry platoon-- Blurry platoon, Pore ole platoon, Always it's for it; this blurry platoon.
We're
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From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A SCRAP We're well in the doin's.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
at the time that
From this reading The bayonets showed clear cut and ominous when the blazing star-shell caught them.
in or at the place that
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
people who are wounded
From this reading No more to be said-- The orficer wounded; the sergeant is dead.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
but in spite of that
From this reading (_From "A Soldier's Song."_) It was not yet dawn, and the rain dropped sullenly into the wet trench where the soldiers stood to arms on the banquette, yawning and shivering with the cold.
