used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Someone said, “Cease fire,” and we did.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then a very hot fire came at us from the wood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then a very hot fire came at us from the wood.
CeaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Someone said, “Cease fire,” and we did.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Someone said, “Cease fire,” and we did.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading Someone said, “Cease fire,” and we did.
firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Then a very hot fire came at us from the wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
left-handadjectiveUS /ˌleftˈhænd/
intended for the left hand
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
occurring by chance
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
right-handadjectiveUS /raɪtˈhænd/
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Someone said, “Cease fire,” and we did.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone said, “Cease fire,” and we did.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a very hot fire came at us from the wood.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading My left-hand man was shot through the stomach, and then my right-hand man was shot through the head.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a very hot fire came at us from the wood.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then a very hot fire came at us from the wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
at the time that
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Lucky, Considering” My company was advancing on a wood from which the Germans were picking off our men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were lying down firing, when from the wood was shouted, “Stop it, you are firing on your own men.”
