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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
AlliedadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪd/
related by common characteristics or ancestry
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
areasnounUS /ˈeriəz/
plural of “area” — a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading Trenches were blotted out.
bombardmentnounUS /bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
devastatingadjectiveUS /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/
making light of
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
a person of German nationality
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
impetusnounUS /ˈɪmpətəs/
a force that moves something along
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
SommenounUS /sɔːm/
battle of World War II
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
possessing sweep
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Towns were taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
TownsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Towns were taken.
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
at the time that
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
