Chapter VIII

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

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

highly skilled

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

having the property of containing fat

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

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From this reading _Gosport_.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

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

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

not any; not one

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

formality and propriety of manner

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

someone skilled in the use of a rifle

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

planned or scheduled for some certain time or times

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

not in physical motion

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

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

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Left Behind Seven days behind scheduled time the _Awarua_ crawled into Port Stanley harbour.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

something that serves as a means of transportation

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

soldiers collectively

From this reading Meanwhile a reserve transport had been sent across from Simon's Bay, and orders were given to tranship the troops, stores, and baggage from No. 99 to No. 109.

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

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.

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

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

which person or people

From this reading Here Sergeant Malcolm Carr and Rifleman Macready were received in exchange for Panjie, who, thanks to the store of fodder on board the transport, had been fed into a state of adiposity.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within three days the task was accomplished, and, five other troopships having arrived from Australia, the convoy left for Table Bay, still under the care of H.M.S.