Chapter 33 of One of Ours is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of One of Ours is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, on the Somme. We had rotten luck. We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't. We didn't even get to the wire. The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
Chapter 33 of One of Ours is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading “The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “We had rotten luck.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.”
very bad
From this reading “We had rotten luck.”
battle of World War II
From this reading “"Yes, on the Somme.”
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “We didn't even get to the wire.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We didn't even get to the wire.
divisible by two
From this reading We didn't even get to the wire.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We didn't even get to the wire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had rotten luck.
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading We had rotten luck.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, on the Somme.
above and across; more than
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
very bad
From this reading We had rotten luck.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
battle of World War II
From this reading "Yes, on the Somme.
carry out
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, on the Somme.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had rotten luck.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Hun was so well prepared that time, we couldn't manage it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sent over to take a trench and couldn't.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading We didn't even get to the wire.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, on the Somme.
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