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17th
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
1917
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
9
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But the view across the Vardar Valley was some compensation.
affair
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
arms
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
ave
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
bad
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
blimey
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
blinkin
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
C
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
Cambrai
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
came
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
carrying
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
Cockney
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
company
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
compensation
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From this reading But the view across the Vardar Valley was some compensation.
conditions
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
duckin
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
Ducking
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
Elliott
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
em
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
fairly
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
fed-up
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
fings
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
front
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
Harlesden
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
heard
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
heavy
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
hour
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
I'm
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
K
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
large
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
late
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
Leghorn
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
line
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
mail
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
N
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
nah
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
November
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
nursin
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
Nursing
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
nut
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
out
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
overdue
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
R
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
rations
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
Rfn
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
Rhapsody
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
Road
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
Salonika
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
salvage
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
say
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
sergeant
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
shells
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
sitting
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
some
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
then
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
Three
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
turn
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
Valley
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From this reading But the view across the Vardar Valley was some compensation.
Vardar
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From this reading But the view across the Vardar Valley was some compensation.
very
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From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
view
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From this reading But the view across the Vardar Valley was some compensation.
W
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From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ducking 'em---then Nursing 'em After the Cambrai affair of November 1917 our company came out of the line, but we had to salvage some very large and heavy shells.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Elliott (late 17th K.R.R.C.), 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden, N.W._ Salonika Rhapsody Three of us were sitting by the support line on the Salonika front, conditions were fairly bad, rations were short and a mail was long overdue.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
years
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From this reading We had been carrying the shells in our arms for about an hour when I heard a fed-up Cockney turn to the sergeant and say: "'Ere 'ave I been duckin' me nut for years from these blinkin' fings---blimey, and nah I'm nursin' 'em!"---_Rfn.
