(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
BelgiumnounUS /ˈbeldʒəm/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
buildingsnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
an opposing military force
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
set up or found
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
set down according to a plan
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
lootedadjectiveUS /ˈluːtəd/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
MARNE
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From this reading STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
riddledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdəld/
(often followed by “with”) damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
SeinenounUS /seɪn/
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
plural of “story” — 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 STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
totteringadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːtərɪŋ/
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
trampledverbUS /ˈtræmpəld/
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
untroddenadjective
lacking pathways
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading They found country houses burned and looted, smiling gardens and orchards trampled into mud, farms and villages laid waste, humble cottages in ruin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the British and French were retreating from Belgium to the Seine, they were passing through country which had been untrodden by the foot of the enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They saw towns riddled with shot and shell, churches and public buildings with broken, tottering walls, and houses stripped of all their valuable contents.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Now that they were pushing him back on his tracks they saw at every stage the awful destruction which he had wrought.
