Chapter I

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From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

possessive form of “america” — North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

having a base

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Part III, Other Poems, contains those of a general and non-military character.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

corresponding in size or degree or extent

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

third-person singular of “consist” — originate

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Part III, Other Poems, contains those of a general and non-military character.

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

complete and wholehearted fidelity

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

feelings of ardent love

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

an item inserted in a written record

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

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From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

without any others being included or involved

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

a social unit living together

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Part III, Other Poems, contains those of a general and non-military character.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

arranged into groups

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

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

From this reading Part III, Other Poems, contains those of a general and non-military character.

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

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

and nothing more

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

continuing through life

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

the quality of being loyal

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

engage in

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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From this reading Part III, Other Poems, contains those of a general and non-military character.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

and nothing more

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

the local environment

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

apart from others

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Part III, Other Poems, contains those of a general and non-military character.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

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

From this reading I have divided this book into three distinct parts.

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

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

at the time that

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

belonging to which person

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading By Erwin Clarkson Garrett Author of “Army Ballads and Other Verses” THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, the late Captain George L. Garrett, of the Union Army, during the Civil War AND TO MY MOTHER, whose lifelong devotion, unselfishness, tenderness and loyalty to me, as to all her family and friends, make this dedication a pleasure and a joy only commensurate with my thought of her.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Part I, Trench Ballads, consists of forty American soldier poems of America’s participation in the World War, 1917-19, based entirely on actual facts and incidents, and almost exclusively on my own personal experiences and observations, when a private in Company G, 16th Infantry, First Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Part II, Pre-war Poems, consists of three sets of verses written just before the active entry of America in the war, and appertaining to, but not an integral part of, it, and therefore grouped separately.