24th
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From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
anew
From this reading 'We're off again.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
Burney
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From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
Charnwood
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From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
Dave
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From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
Gallipoli
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From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
Hallo
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From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
Helles
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From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
LANDINGnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'We're off again.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
PeninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
puffsnounUS /pʌfs/
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
with low volume
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
scrub-clad
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From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
shrapnelnounUS /ˈʃræpnəl/
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
southernmostadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərnmoʊst/
situated farthest south
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the night of Saturday the 24th of April.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
We're
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From this reading 'We're off again.'
westerlyadverbUS /ˈwestərli/
toward the west
From this reading Now, about midnight, she had got quietly under way, and was steaming steadily in a nor'-westerly direction.
what's
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From this reading THE LANDING 'Hallo, what's up?' asked Dave Burney.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
a Caucasian
From this reading For the greater part of the day the 'Charnwood' had been lying off Cape Helles, which is the southernmost point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while the people listened to the thunder of guns, and watched the shrapnel bursting in white puffs over the scrub-clad heights of the land.
