Chapter I

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From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

anew

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

in a covert manner

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

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From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

an informal expression for a mildly depressed state

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

at or to or toward the front

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

the act of departing

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

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From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

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From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

characteristic of humanity

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

and nothing more

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the force of workers available

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

a particular point in time

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

being four more than ninety

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

operate an airplane

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

being four more than sixty

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

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

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

in or at that place or location

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

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

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

allowing light to pass through diffusely

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

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

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading ‘Oh, my, I don’t want to die, I want to go home!’

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Song of Kitchener’s Army._ THE SPANISH FARM was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1924 _Author of_ THE SPANISH FARM _and_ SIXTY-FOUR, NINETY-FOUR!

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

in or at the place that

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

which person or people

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading High up in the pale Flemish sky aeroplanes were wheeling and darting like bright-coloured insects, catching from one moment to another the glint of sun on metallic body or translucent wing.

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From far away on the seaboard with its coming and going of ships, there led rail, road, and wire, and by these three came material, human material, and human thought, up to that point just behind the battle-line where in dumps, camps (dumps of men) and Head-quarters (dumps of brains) they eddied a little, before streaming forward again, more slowly and covertly, by night, or below ground, up to the battle itself.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading To any pilot or observer who had opportunity or gift for mere speculation, the sight that lay spread out below might have appeared wonderful.