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Chapter XI
Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace. In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah. The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras. There was no Christmas truce. The death-grip had come.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The death-grip had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.”
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From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
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From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
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From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
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From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
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From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death-grip had come.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
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From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
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From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
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From this reading The death-grip had come.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The death-grip had come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
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From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no Christmas truce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no Christmas truce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no Christmas truce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Asia Minor the Allies celebrated it by the capture of a strong Turkish position at Maghdadah.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no Christmas truce.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Germans spent it concentrating at Dead Man's Hill; the British were ejected from enemy positions near Arras.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas day of the year of our Lord, 1916, dawned on a world which seemed to have forgotten the Man of Peace.
