Chapter XXI

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

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

having a strong healthy body

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

later than; following

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

a vehicle that can fly

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a city in northwestern Syria

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

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

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

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

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

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

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

large but transportable armament

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

shining intensely

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

an attack by dropping bombs

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

army unit smaller than a division

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

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

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

past form of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

harmed or injured or spoiled

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

remove the dust from

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

half the width of an em

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a movement into or inward

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

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

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

divisible by two

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

in a widespread way

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

a city in north central Morocco; religious center

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

plural of “gang” — an association of criminals

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a person of German nationality

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

having or covered with hair

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

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From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(of persons) taken advantage of

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

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

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

the place where two or more things come together

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

past form of “launch” — set up or found

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

go away from a place

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

plural of “legging” — a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

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

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

the force of workers available

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

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From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

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From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

above and across; more than

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a member of a military reserve

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

plural of “sandal” — a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

wearing footgear

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

a port city in western Turkey

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

naturally having skin of a dark color

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

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

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

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

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

past form of “toil” — work hard

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

by way of; passing through

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

extremely wicked

From this reading The villainous road that buckjumps through the tumbled Palestine landscape is crowded with Turkish Field, Horse, and Mountain Artillery, conjured back from Mesopotamia by Von Kressenstein, and rushing forward to the defence of Junction Station South.

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From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

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From this reading Battery after battery rolls by in the blinding dust; guns and waggons pulled, and riders carried by tough Anatolian horses, bitterly ill-used and evidently poorly fed.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Even as they leave the foul place of their captivity, the Barracks is filled from wall to wall by an entering battalion of Turkish Reservist Rifles, part of a Brigade hastily summoned by Von Kressenstein from the Caucasus, to be launched on the journey to Mespot, and now brought down here.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

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

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

in or at the place that

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

during the time that

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....

in the company of; together with

From this reading Swarthy, hairy men, armed with the old long Martini, some covered with the fez, others with the drill _enverieh_, some shod with sandals and leggings, others with German Army boots.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Thus, the Railway-line from Shechem not being available--it was extensively damaged a little while back by British bombing aircraft--and on the repair of it many of these War prisoners have bitterly toiled!--they are bumped over villainously bad roads to railhead at Nakr--en route for the fierce red city of Aleppo, where as they are now aware and Heaven knows how they have got the knowledge!--the sick and disabled are to be picked out for Exchange to England, _via_ Smyrna--and the able-bodied (such as they are!) sent north to Belemkh, a station in the Taurus Mountains, headquarters for gangs of War prisoners working on the rails....