Chapter XI

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From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

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

From this reading The barrage roars and lifts.

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

From this reading The barrage roars and lifts.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

in a clumsy manner

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

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

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

start firing a weapon

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

the act of departing

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

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

From this reading "I shall, my love."

make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

go away from a place

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance

From this reading The barrage roars and lifts.

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From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "I shall, my love."

having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

come together

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

the force of workers available

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I shall, my love."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

above and across; more than

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading The barrage roars and lifts.

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

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I shall, my love."

plural of “shovel” — a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

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

From this reading "Sweetling, wake up!

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

From this reading The barrage roars and lifts.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

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

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “tick” — a metallic tapping sound

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

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

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Sweetling, wake up!

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading "Sweetling, wake up!

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

during the time that

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then, clumsily bowed With bombs and guns and shovels and battle gear, Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.

plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading Lines of gray, muttering faces, masked with fear, They leave their trenches, going over the top, While time ticks blank and busy on their wrists --Sassoon THE WESTERN FRONT, 1917 "Please don't, Lili."