1915
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From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
Aisne
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From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
traveling across
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
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 We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
an opposing military force
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
Epernay
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From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The Tired Feeling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
fringedadjective
surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
Marne
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From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
Rheimsnoun
a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
ridge-backed
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From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
smackverbUS /smæk/
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
Soissonsnoun
a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The enemy had been holding that fringe since October, having pushed back our almost daily attempts to get on to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tired Feeling.
TiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The Tired Feeling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the north the horizon was fringed with the ridge-backed plateau cut by the Aisne.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got a particularly bad smack early in 1915, after crossing at Soissons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our quarters were outside Epernay, about fifteen miles south of Rheims, with the Marne between us and the enemy.
