used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
Anzin
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From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
ArtillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
BattalionsnounUS /bəˈtæljənz/
plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
bicyclenounUS /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
confessionsnounUS /kənˈfeʃənz/
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
DISPENSERSnounUS /dɪˈspensərz/
plural of “dispenser” — a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
DivisionaladjectiveUS /dɪˈvɪʒənəl/
of or relating to a military division
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There were now three other priests quartered at Ecurie Wood and these would hear confessions during my Mass.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
Ecurie
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From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
FifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
FourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
half-past
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From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
kilometersnounUS /kəˈlɑːmʌtərz/
plural of “kilometer” — a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There were now three other priests quartered at Ecurie Wood and these would hear confessions during my Mass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There were now three other priests quartered at Ecurie Wood and these would hear confessions during my Mass.
PickettnounUS /ˈpɪkɪt/
American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading There were now three other priests quartered at Ecurie Wood and these would hear confessions during my Mass.
quartered
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From this reading There were now three other priests quartered at Ecurie Wood and these would hear confessions during my Mass.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
express in words
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
SixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were now three other priests quartered at Ecurie Wood and these would hear confessions during my Mass.
ThirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I used to go down there on my bicycle early Sunday mornings and hear confessions while Father Pickett, of the First Divisional Artillery, said Mass for my lads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a little brick church here with a great hole through the base of its tower.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE DIFFERENT DISPENSERS The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Battalions were at Anzin, a small village about three kilometers distant from Ecurie Wood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then I would ride back to Ecurie Wood and say Mass at half-past ten for the Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
