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From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
Doon
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From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
Gallipoli
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From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
hill-locked
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From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
ISLEnounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
LEMNOSnoun
a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
match-flame
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From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
Monty
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From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
motor-launch
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From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
MUDROS
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From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
RangoonnounUS /ræŋˈɡuːn/
the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
SecnounUS /sek/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
shan't
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From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
having a supporting base
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUDROS, IN THE ISLE OF LEMNOS Sec.1 The motor-launch beat away from the _Rangoon_.
there's
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From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy Doon, sitting in the bows, surveyed the hill-locked harbour, and said to me:
troopshipnoun
ship for transporting troops
From this reading Monty, standing in the stern, lit a pipe, and stared over the match-flame at the empty troopship.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
(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 "Well, there's one comfort: we shan't be killed on Gallipoli."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
