used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
accommodationnounUS /əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃən/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
astrideadverbUS /əˈstraɪd/
with one leg on each side
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
completely unclothed
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
BattalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
Chikar
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From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
dervishes
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From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
HungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
invadersnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdərz/
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
KARMANSHAH
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From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
Kermanshah
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From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
KIRIND
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From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
march in a procession
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
go across or through
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
PillagenounUS /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
similaritynounUS /ˌsɪməˈlerəti/
the quality of being similar
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
skinnedadjectiveUS /skɪnd/
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading From Kirind to Kermanshah, our next stage, is about sixty miles.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was a good deal of similarity in the methods of these successive invaders.
throesnounUS /θroʊz/
violent pangs of suffering
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
TurknounUS /tɜːrk/
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
migratory
From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole land had been skinned bare of supplies by Turk and Russian, and it was now in the throes of famine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the most part it is dreary, barren country, with a few isolated villages astride the line of march.
Zabar
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From this reading KIRIND TO KARMANSHAH Pillage and famine--A land of mud--The Chikar Zabar Pass--Wandering dervishes--Poor hotel accommodation--A "Hunger Battalion"--A city of the past.
