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Chapter XIV
On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works. The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade. With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously. But they laboured, now, somewhat weakly. They were so tired.
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Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.”
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading “On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.”
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they laboured, now, somewhat weakly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading But they laboured, now, somewhat weakly.
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From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading But they laboured, now, somewhat weakly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were so tired.
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From this reading But they laboured, now, somewhat weakly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
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From this reading They were so tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
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From this reading But they laboured, now, somewhat weakly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the few hundred entrenching tools, with the improvised spades, the bayonet picks, with earth carried in camp-buckets, with all ingenious makeshifts, they burrowed and heaped continuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men worked continuously upon these, and in the night-time they strengthened the breaches made by the daily fierce cannonade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the thirteenth of June grey countermines were begun from all the main grey works.
