Chapter I

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

anew

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

(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 Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

use to one's advantage

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

shining intensely

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

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

From this reading THE OLD SHEKARRY. CAMP-FIRE YARNS OF THE LOST LEGION

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

light automatic rifle

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

many times at short intervals

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

obtain

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

a state of high honor

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

a university degree with honors

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

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

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

archaic terms for army

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

go across or through

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

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

From this reading THE OLD SHEKARRY. CAMP-FIRE YARNS OF THE LOST LEGION

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

be seated

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

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

From this reading Let me spin you some yarns of the Lost Legion.

that is looked for

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading Let me spin you some yarns of the Lost Legion.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

one who lives through affliction

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Then my heart had not been broken Life had fled without a sigh; Hunger presses--I am fainting-- Ought a soldier thus to die?

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading Fame is but a fleeting shadow, Glory but an empty name; Spite of all that I have gone through, 'Tis, I find, a losing game:

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

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

elevated open grassland in southern Africa

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Let me fancy I sit by the camp fire again, telling yarns as we used to under the dark blue skies and blazing stars of South Africa.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

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

From this reading What avail these glitt'ring honours, Which a queen laid on my breast; Though I've sought them from my childhood, Would I'd fallen with the rest:

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Now I hold pen instead of carbine and revolver, but why should memories of the old days pass away?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without interest, without money, Nothing can a soldier gain; Though he be the sole survivor Of a host of comrades slain:

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Let me spin you some yarns of the Lost Legion.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading Author of "With the Lost Legion in New Zealand" "A Lost Legionary in South Africa" In introducing these yarns let me state that now I am laid up on the shelf my thoughts go back to those days and nights of the veld and bush, and I frequently feel I would give all the rest of the map if I could again find myself on the open lands of the frontier with a good horse between my knees and a few score of the old boys behind me.