used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
AdelaidenounUS /ˈædəleɪd/
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
aeroplanenoun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
in addition
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
AnniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
ArmisticenounUS /ˈɑːrməstəs/
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
AustraliannounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljən/
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
Bijar
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the people of Great Britain
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
showing who or what does the action
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
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the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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DealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
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defendersnounUS /dɪˈfendərz/
plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
embarrassingadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
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either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
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a person who operates a farm
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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enclose with a fence
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
where you live at a particular time
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Hooper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
Hossain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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HOSTILITIESnounUS /hɑːˈstɪlətiz/
fighting; acts of overt warfare
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
KurdishnounUS /ˈkɜːrdɪʃ/
an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
little-knownadjective
unknown to most people
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
LocaladjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
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the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
MartyrnounUS /ˈmɑːrtər/
one who suffers for the sake of principle
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the force of workers available
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
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any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
participateverbUS /pɑːrˈtɪsəpeɪt/
share in something
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
PrestigenounUS /preˈstiːʒ/
a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
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plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
raidersnounUS /ˈreɪdərz/
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
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randomadjectiveUS /ˈrændəm/
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
on the contrary
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
ReleasingadjectiveUS /riˈliːsɪŋ/
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
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reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
rock-girt
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From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
ScholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
TasmanianadjectiveUS /ˌtæzˈmeɪniən/
of or relating to Tasmania
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here, then, are a few of them taken at random!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
TypesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
upholdverbUS /əpˈhoʊld/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Hooper, an Australian Captain, who in civil life was a farmer on a rock-girt island off the Tasmanian coast, and had been through more than one big push in France.
waverers
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From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
which person or people
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Williams, also an Australian officer, was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Adelaide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE END OF HOSTILITIES Types of Empire defenders--Local feeling--Dealing with Kurdish raiders--An embarrassing offer of marriage--Prestige by aeroplane--Anniversary of Hossain the Martyr--News of the Armistice--Local waverers come down on our side of the fence--Releasing civil prisoners--Farewell of Bijar--Down country to the sea and home.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I have often wondered if the British who stayed at home, through force of circumstances rather than any reluctance to participate in the Great War, can have had any conception of the varying types of men who helped to uphold British interests in this remote and little-known corner of the Asiatic Continent.
