1914
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From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
AmbulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
AnnoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
AstronomicaladjectiveUS /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkəl/
relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
Billeting
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From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
blinkin
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From this reading The fire wants mendin'" "Shut that blinkin' door.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The fire wants mendin'" "Shut that blinkin' door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
ellnounUS /el/
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
an old word for “before”
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
FarmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire wants mendin'" "Shut that blinkin' door.
FragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
Fred
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From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
march in a procession
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
mendin
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From this reading The fire wants mendin'" "Shut that blinkin' door.
Messines
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From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
Ow
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From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
quietusnoun
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
ScribblesnounUS /ˈskrɪbəlz/
plural of “scribble” — poor handwriting
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
SentrynounUS /ˈsentri/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
ShellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
shellingnounUS /ˈʃelɪŋ/
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
shiftin
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From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The fire wants mendin'" "Shut that blinkin' door.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
There's
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From this reading There's a 'ell of a draught in 'ere" A Memory of Christmas, 1914 The Sentry A Messines Memory: "'Ow about shiftin' a bit further down the road, Fred?"
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
create by training and teaching
From this reading Slowly recovering--Field hospital--Ambulance train--Back in England.
hard to endure
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The Birth of "Fragments": Scribbles on the farmhouse walls That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell The usual line in Billeting Farms "Chuck us the biscuits, Bill.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The fire wants mendin'" "Shut that blinkin' door.
people who are wounded
From this reading Rain and mud--A trying march--In the thick of it--A wounded officer--Heavy shelling--I get my "quietus!"
