Chapter I

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From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

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

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

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From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading We were in England.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

moving swiftly

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

the act of departing

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

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From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

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From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

put a saddle on

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

offering safety; well protected or concealed

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.

carry out

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading BY MAJOR BISHOP, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

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From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

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

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

From this reading _Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ It was the mud, I think, that made me take to flying.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were in England.

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

From this reading We were in England.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The mud, on a certain day in July 1915, changed my whole career in the war.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I had fully expected that going into battle would mean for me the saddle of a galloping charger, instead of the snug little cock-pit of a modern aeroplane.