used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
(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 The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
AMIENS
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
battle-ground
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
blockedadjectiveUS /blɑːkt/
closed to traffic
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
Boves
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
camouflagedadjectiveUS /ˈkæməflɑːʒd/
made invisible by means of protective coloring
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
careeningverbUS /kərˈiːnɪŋ/
-ing form of “careen” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
clankingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋkɪŋ/
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
cuttingsnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋz/
plural of “cutting” — the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
dalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
embankmentsnounUS /emˈbæŋkmənts/
plural of “embankment” — a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
the organ of sight
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
not accessible to view
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
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From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
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 THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
tanksnounUS /tæŋks/
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
in the direction of
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
unwieldly
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From this reading Nothing seemed to be able to stop their unwieldly bulk.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There must have been at least one hundred of them careening along up hill and down dale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE BATTLE OF AMIENS It was a wonderful sight that met the eye as George and I left Boves that evening and turned our steps towards the battle-ground.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The artillery had assembled, and on all sides were great guns in cuttings of embankments or hidden in woods, or camouflaged in the open.
but in spite of that
From this reading At times the roads were blocked with the heavy lines of traffic, but as we drew nearer the line the movement was not so great; yet coming through fields and woods were the huge, clanking tanks.
