14th
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From this reading "EPPING, _14th September_, _Evening_.
15th
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From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
attackingadjectiveUS /əˈtækɪŋ/
disposed to attack
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
Byfield's
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
an opposing military force
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
entrenchments
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
EPPING
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "EPPING, _14th September_, _Evening_.
extractedverbUS /ekˈstræktɪd/
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
a person of German nationality
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
of great significance or value
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
not any; not one
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
repulseverbUS /riˈpʌls/
force or drive back
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
cut with a saw
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The following is extracted from the "Times" of 15th September:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
soldiers collectively
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield's retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
