Chapter IV

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From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

(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 The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

without stop or interruption

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

characterized by great determination

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

an opposing military force

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

a boy or man

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

a city in north central Morocco; religious center

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

involving financial matters

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

a person of German nationality

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

plural of “german” — a person of German nationality

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

a young female

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was uncomfortably warm in the room.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

go away from a place

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

not any; not one

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

according to the clock

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

and nothing more

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Most of the Germans were playing cards, and I was longing to get out into the fresh air, but no one was allowed on to the platform.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

in the near future

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I stayed only a few days in Sofia, and soon continued my journey to Constantinople.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

a native or inhabitant of Turkey

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

in physical discomfort

From this reading It was uncomfortably warm in the room.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading It was uncomfortably warm in the room.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was uncomfortably warm in the room.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE I Leave Sofia--A Valuable Document--The Change in Adrianople--The Bulgars in Possession--The Turk Determined to Fight--I Adopt the Fez--War Pressure--The Fate of Enemy Subjects--A Way They Have in Turkey--The Financial Situation--Enver Goes to Berlin--A Turkish Girl Clerk--A Quick Change--A City of Darkness.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The train left about two in the morning, but as we were told on the afternoon previous that the train would leave at 11 p.m. that night, we, my fellow passengers and I, were all there at the railway station at 10 o’clock, and had to wait four hours in a nasty, dirty-looking waiting room, filled with German soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers and officers.