Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

(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 Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

disposed to attack

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

a small house with a single story

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

absence of light or illumination

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

take in solid food

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

a quad with a square body

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

covered with water

From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a person of German nationality

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

the act of departing

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

possessive form of “leonard” — United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."

precisely, exactly

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

plural of “sausage” — highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

short and plump

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

a Caucasian

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."