used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
accordancenounUS /əˈkɔːrdəns/
concurrence of opinion
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
(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 Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
ave
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From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
bayonetnounUS /ˈbeɪənet/
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Boy had come through untouched.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Boy had come through untouched.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
fiercestadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrsəst/
superlative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
flitted
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From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
German'snounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
possessive form of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Boy had come through untouched.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
It's
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From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
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 Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
loinsnoun
the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
mothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
not any; not one
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
and nothing more
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
express in words
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
sonnynounUS /ˈsʌni/
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Boy had come through untouched.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Boy had come through untouched.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/
still full
From this reading The Boy had come through untouched.
the act of using
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
Westshires
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From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not only had the second line of trenches been taken in accordance with instructions, but the Westshires had crushed all resistance in the first, which they should have left to a following battalion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Like a moth he flitted about from place to place, and wherever he was, there the fighting would be at its fiercest.
yellin
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From this reading "It’s no use yellin’, sonny," one man was heard to say.
You've
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From this reading "You’ve got to ’ave it—you’ve go to ’ave it!" and he drove his bayonet into a German’s massive loins.
