anew
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
(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 It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
billetsnounUS /ˈbɪləts/
plural of “billet” — a short personal letter
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
BLINKIN
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From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
cannot
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From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
EXPLORINGverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
FRIGHTFULNESSnoun
the quality of being frightful
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
the act of departing
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
provoking horror
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
and nothing more
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
immediately past
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
go away from a place
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
OLES
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From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
one's
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From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
by chance
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
ReactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
TOMMY
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From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Leave over; rain, rain, rain; trenches again, and the future looked like being perpetually the same, or perhaps worse.
unprecedentedadjectiveUS /ənˈpresɪdentɪd/
having no precedent; novel
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BACK FROM LEAVE--THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" --JOHNSON 'OLES--TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" --EXPLORING EXPEDITION As I had expected, the battalion were just finishing their last days out in rest billets, and were going "in" the following night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Reaction from leave set in for me with unprecedented violence.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It was horrible weather, pouring with rain all the time, which made one's depression worse.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, somehow or other, in these times of deep depression which come to every one now and again, I cannot help smiling.
