used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
billetsnounUS /ˈbɪləts/
plural of “billet” — a short personal letter
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
blood-curdling
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From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
buckleverbUS /ˈbʌkəl/
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
don't
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From this reading We don't go there, we don't go there!
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
equipmentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
roused to anger
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
not any; not one
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
NOCTURNALadjectiveUS /nɑːkˈtɜːrnəl/
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
ParadesnounUS /pərˈeɪdz/
plural of “parade” — a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
on the contrary
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
sabre-clashing
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From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
soldier'snounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
not in physical motion
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
in or at that place or location
From this reading We don't go there, we don't go there!
a special situation
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
trenchesnounUS /ˈtrentʃɪz/
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The guns are booming through the air, The trenches call us on, but oh!
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE Our old battalion billets still, Parades as usual go on.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have come to the conclusion that war is rather a dull game, not that blood-curdling, dashing, mad, sabre-clashing thing that is seen in pictures, and which makes one fearful for the soldier's safety.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
in the company of; together with
From this reading We buckle in with right good will, And daily our equipment don As if we meant to fight, but no!
