aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
take in solid food
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
else
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From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
Gallipoli
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
immediately past
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
lossesnounUS /ˈlɔːsəz/
something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
munitionsnounUS /mjuːˈnɪʃənz/
plural of “munition” — weapons considered collectively
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
nakedlyadverb
in an exposed manner; without protection or defense
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
not any; not one
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
any competition
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
Sarratt's
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
express in words
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
shortagenounUS /ˈʃɔːrtədʒ/
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
in or at or to some place
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
