used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
BRENT'S
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From this reading JIM BRENT'S V.C.
broken-downadjective
in deplorable condition
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading JIM BRENT'S V.C.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In either case you will wish you hadn't.
a person who is in charge
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
one or the other of two
From this reading In either case you will wish you hadn't.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
hadn't
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From this reading In either case you will wish you hadn't.
Hooge
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From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
JIM
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From this reading JIM BRENT'S V.C.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
Menin-Gate
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From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
notorietynounUS /ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti/
the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
the act of departing politely
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
go across or through
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
Potige
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From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
precisely, exactly
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
move upward
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
Identical; not different.
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
shell-holes
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From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
successive (without a break)
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
unprepossessingadjective
creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading JIM BRENT'S V.C.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading If you keep straight on you will in time come to the little village of Potige; if you turn to the right you will eventually arrive at Hooge.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
belonging to which person
From this reading You will at the same time come to a spot of unprepossessing aspect, whose chief claim to notoriety lies in its shell-holes and broken-down houses.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading In either case you will wish you hadn't.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
Ypresnoun
battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
From this reading If you pass through the Menin-Gate at Ypres, and walk up the slight rise that lies on the other side of the moat, you will come to the parting of the ways.
