1st
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From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
ArtillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
BATTERYnounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
bivouackingnoun
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
Compiègne
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From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading I must tell you the story in detail.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
Eyles
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From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
Fère-Noyon
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From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
a state of high honor
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
GunnernounUS /ˈɡʌnər/
a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must tell you the story in detail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must tell you the story in detail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
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 Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must tell you the story in detail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
rearguardnoun
a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
retiral
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From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
survivorsnounUS /sərˈvaɪvərz/
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
express in words
From this reading I must tell you the story in detail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF BATTERY L OF THE R.H.A.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
underclothingnoun
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
precisely as stated
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The retiral of the British army from the La Fère-Noyon line was the signal for the Germans to advance.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Gunner J. C. Eyles, one of the survivors of L Battery, says: "After bivouacking at Compiègne some of us had a fine river swim, and, what is more, we washed our underclothing for the first time since we left England in August.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Small rearguard actions were continually fought, and on 1st September there was an engagement of a very fierce character, during which Battery L of the Royal Horse Artillery covered itself with glory.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must tell you the story in detail.
