used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
(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 All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
the lower side of anything
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
branchingadjectiveUS /ˈbræntʃɪŋ/
having branches
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
campsnounUS /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
a movement into or inward
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
flower-beds
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From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
the act of departing
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
halte
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From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
lorriesnounUS /ˈlɔːriz/
plural of “lorry” — a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
the force of workers available
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
new-comers
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From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
paradenounUS /pərˈeɪd/
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
rumbledverbUS /ˈrʌmbəld/
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
snortedverbUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
having a supporting base
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
from that place or that time
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
in the direction of
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
tramsnounUS /træmz/
plural of “tram” — a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Our parade ground sloped down towards this road, ending in a steep bank which we tried to keep pleasantly grassy, which we crowned with flower-beds, so that new-comers might feel that they had arrived at a pleasant place.
trucksnounUS /trʌks/
plural of “truck” — an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
look attentively
From this reading Standing on this bank it was possible to watch all the entering and departing traffic of the camps, the motor lorries which rumbled by, the little road engines, always somewhat comic, which puffed and snorted, dragging trucks after them.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
in or at the place that
From this reading We were nearest to the entrance gates, at which military police were perpetually on guard; nearest to the railway station, a wayside _halte_ where few trains stopped; nearest to the road along which the trams ran into the town.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
which person or people
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading COMING AND GOING The camp in which I lived was the first in the series of camps which stretched along the whole winding valley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All who came and went in and out passed by our camp, using a road, made, I think, by our men originally, which ran along the bottom of our parade ground and thence, with many side roads branching from it, through all the camps right along the valley.
