used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
BochesnounUS /ˈbɑːtʃɪz/
plural of “boche” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
breakin
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From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
Château-Thierry
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From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They gained a few yards the first day.
didn't
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From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
DivisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
drivin
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From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They gained a few yards the first day.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They gained a few yards the first day.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
Forty-secondadjective
the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading They gained a few yards the first day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
I'm
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From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
set down according to a plan
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
immediately past
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
RainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
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 “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gained a few yards the first day.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
at the time that
From this reading When the drive started toward us through Château-Thierry the Boches laid their last egg, I’m thinking.
in or at the place that
From this reading “The Boches began drivin’ from Rheims to where we were.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “July fifteenth started off with a good bang.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading The good old Rainbow boys from the Forty-second Division was near Rheims, so we didn’t worry much ’bout the Boches breakin’ through on the right flank.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading They gained a few yards the first day.
