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From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
1917
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From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
(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 Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
ARMISTICEnounUS /ˈɑːrməstəs/
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
breachverbUS /briːtʃ/
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
Bruxellois
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From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
Cambrai
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From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
Caporettonoun
battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
defences
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From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
disheartenedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈhɑːrtənd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
an opposing military force
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
a particular point in time
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
RumanianounUS /ruːˈmeɪniə/
a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
have in common
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
TanksnounUS /tæŋks/
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
soldiers collectively
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
Venetianoun
a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic
From this reading Italy had lost half Venetia and enormous quantities of guns in the breach of her defences at Caporetto.
precisely as stated
From this reading AFTER THE ARMISTICE The Bruxellois felt very disheartened in the closing months of 1917.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The Russian revolution had brought about the collapse of Russia as an enemy of Germany; and the Germans were enabled to transport most of their troops on the Russian frontier to the west and to the Italian frontier.
at the time that
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though the British army had had a grand success with their Tanks, they had, ere 1917 ended, lost nearly all the ground gained round Cambrai.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed indeed at any moment, when the ice and snow of that dreadful winter of 1917-18 melted, as though Italy would share the fate of Rumania.
