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Chapter XII
"I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint? In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not. I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home. The war has come very near to us these last few days. A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The war has come very near to us these last few days.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The war has come very near to us these last few days.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The war has come very near to us these last few days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The war has come very near to us these last few days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
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From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
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From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
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From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
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From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
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From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The war has come very near to us these last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I simply can't bear to be comfortable by the fireside--but that is silly, for I know the only thing that keeps you all going is the thought that we are safe and warm at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A boy whom we knew very well--Tommy Elliot--has fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, it must be ghastly beyond all words, and how you all stand it I know not.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't suppose life at the Front is just all you would have our fancy paint?
