Chapter II

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

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

later than; following

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

anew

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

how long something has existed

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

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

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

any thing at all

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

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

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The relapse was more difficult to prescribe for than the first attack.

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

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

have

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

the quantity that a cart holds

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

a soldier in a motorized army unit

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The relapse was more difficult to prescribe for than the first attack.

a branch of knowledge

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

join the military

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

not bound by rule or law or convention

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

the act of departing

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

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

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

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

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

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

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

a formal or official examination

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

heighten or intensify

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

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

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

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

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The relapse was more difficult to prescribe for than the first attack.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

compensate for or counterbalance

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

any cohesive unit such as a military company

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

above and across; more than

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

past form of “parade” — walk ostentatiously

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

issue commands or orders for

From this reading The relapse was more difficult to prescribe for than the first attack.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

register formally as a participant or member

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

deteriorate in health

From this reading The relapse was more difficult to prescribe for than the first attack.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

the state of being asleep

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

emotionally aroused

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

plural of “taunt” — aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The relapse was more difficult to prescribe for than the first attack.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

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

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

in or at that place or location

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

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

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

possessive form of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.

precisely as stated

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

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

From this reading There had not been anything pleasant about our camp life in Troy--the food was poorly cooked, the camp discipline was on the go-as-you-please order at first, and sleeping on a hard bunk was not calculated to inspire patriotism in lads who had always enjoyed the luxury of a feather bed.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

which person or people

From this reading _The War Fever Again--Going to a Shooting Match--Over the Mountains to Enlist--A Question of Age--Sent to Camp Meigs--The Recruit and the Corporal--The Trooper's Outfit--A Cartload of Military Traps--Paraded for Inspection--An Officer who Had Been through the Mill._ RETURNED to Berlin very much discouraged.

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From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The desire to reach the front was stimulated by the taunts of the wiseacres about the village who would bear down on me whenever I chanced to be in their presence, as follows:

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet the thought that I was a Union soldier, and a Griswold cavalryman to boot, had acted as an offset to the hardships of camp life, and after my return home the “war fever” set in again.