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Memories and Adventures

Chapter XXVIII

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EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.
I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.
And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.
I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.
On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Memories and Adventures

Chapter XXVIII

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EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.
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I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.
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And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.
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I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.
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On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

also

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

Artillery

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

Bethune

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

BRITISH

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

campaign

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Ceremony

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

claims

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

compiling

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

continually

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Destroyer

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

difficult

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

doing

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

Douglas

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Duel

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Experience

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

EXPERIENCES

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

felt

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From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

FRONT

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

General

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

get

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From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

Got

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

Haig

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

hand

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

hesitated

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From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

history

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

How

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Hull

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

job

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

join

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From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

joy-riders

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

Kingsley

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Lord

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Major

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

mere

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

military

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

more

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

most

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Mother

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

naturally

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From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

Newton

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

nuisance

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From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

only

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

other

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Out

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Paris

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

perfect

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From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

place

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

press

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Robertson

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

Salient

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

scruples

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

see

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From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Sir

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

soldiers

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

spectators

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From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

subjects

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

surely

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

Territorial

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

things

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From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

Trenches

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

W

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I felt what a perfect nuisance they must be, and hesitated to join them.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

wished

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From this reading I had naturally wished to get out to the British front and to see things for myself.

Wood

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.

writing

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From this reading On the other hand, I had surely more claims than most, since I was not only compiling a history of the campaign, but was continually writing in the press upon military subjects.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet I had scruples also, for when soldiers are doing a difficult job mere spectators and joy-riders are out of place.

Ypres

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From this reading EXPERIENCES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Lord Newton--How I Got Out--Sir W. Robertson--The Destroyer--First Experience of Trenches--Ceremony at Bethune--Mother--The Ypres Salient--Ypres--The Hull Territorial--General Sir Douglas Haig--Artillery Duel--Kingsley--Major Wood--Paris.