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From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
(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 They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
terminate
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
CampaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading What chance had the Haughty Islanders now of escaping?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course they were coming; they must come.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Of course they were coming; they must come.
ConstantinoplenounUS /ˌkɑːnstæntəˈnoʊpəl/
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course they were coming; they must come.
DECEMBERnounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
DivisionsnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading What chance had the Haughty Islanders now of escaping?
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
Gallipoli
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From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
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 They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
HaughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading What chance had the Haughty Islanders now of escaping?
Helles
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From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
a single distinct event
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
IslandersnounUS /ˈaɪləndərz/
plural of “islander” — an inhabitant of an island
From this reading What chance had the Haughty Islanders now of escaping?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
languishedverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃt/
past form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
immediately past
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
the force of workers available
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
motifnounUS /moʊˈtiːf/
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course they were coming; they must come.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
NINETEENTHadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What chance had the Haughty Islanders now of escaping?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
SecnounUS /sek/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
Servia
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From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
Suvla
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From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never had the generals of Germany so fine an opportunity of destroying the British Divisions that languished at Suvla and Helles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF DECEMBER Sec.1 The grand incident in the last act of the Gallipoli Campaign--the grand _motif_--was the Germans' successful break through Servia.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had driven their corridor from Central Europe through Servia to Constantinople; and, for all we knew, the might of Germany in men and guns were pouring down it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What chance had the Haughty Islanders now of escaping?
