Chapter I

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

later than; following

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

(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 Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

having a base

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

divisible by two

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

go away from a place

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

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 Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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 Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

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

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

not any; not one

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a brief written record

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

not divisible by two

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

and nothing more

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

above and across; more than

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

plural of “scan” — the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

the season of growth

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Based on scans by the British Library.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Beyond these few facts no prelude and no _envoi_ is needed other than those here printed as their author left them.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading “The Burial of Sophocles,” which is here placed at the end, was begun before the war and continued at odd times and in various circumstances afterwards; the final version was sent me from the trenches.

precisely as stated

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

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

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.

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

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner October 1913 Died of wounds at Warlencourt, France December 3rd, 1916 A Spring Harvest Geoffrey Bache Smith Late Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. London, W.C.1 _All Rights Reserved_ _First published June 1918_ Note _The_ poems of this book were written at very various times, one (“Wind over the Sea”) I believe even as early as 1910, but the order in which they are here given is not chronological beyond the fact that the third part contains only poems written after the outbreak of the war.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Of these some were written in England (at Oxford in particular), some in Wales and very many during a year in France from November 1915 to December 1916, which was broken by one leave in the middle of May.