1914
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From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
1917
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From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
1918
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From this reading Ah, the gallant young Americans of 1917 and 1918!
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, the gallant young Americans of 1917 and 1918!
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Ah, the gallant young Americans of 1917 and 1918!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
EXCITINGadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Ah, the gallant young Americans of 1917 and 1918!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
illusionsnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
PhotographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
the season of growth
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Photographs or pen pictures of the trenches and their horrors had been public since that August of 1914.
not known
From this reading It was no unknown adventure that our soldiers faced.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
at the time that
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The war in Europe, with its hideous beginning and terrible progress, was more or less familiar in detail.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading EXCITING DAYS The young people of America had few illusions when war was declared in the spring of 1917.
