Summary: On the way to France, Alexandra meets a nurse who was going on the same way as her. When they arrived, they started working at the train station. Trains came one by one, thousands of wounded soldiers arrived in each train. Alexandra and another nurse Millie rapidly helped wounded soldiers to get to the hospital next to the staion. As they were working, Millie and the sister noticed that Alexandra wasn't a well educated and experienced nurse like all others were. Due to curiosity, Millie asked Alexandra who she were. Alexandra spitted out all the truth. Luckily, Millie understood her well and told her to work harder because the sister was about to ask her some questions.
1)respite-a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant We worked hard without any respites.
2)cope-to deal successfully with a difficult situation Its difficult to cope with a crime and her 3 kids.
3)conceivable-possible to imagine or to believe It's conceivable that the doctor made a mistake.
4)inconsolable-impossible to comfort because of great sadness or unhappiness They were inconsolabe after the death of their parents.
5)regiment-a large group of soldiers, or (more generally) any large number of things or people The regiments in the US military were commanded by the President Obama.
6)corporal-a person of low rank in an army or an air force Corporals are useless in a crucial conference.
7)blistered-to get blisters or cause blisters The hot pot blistered my skin.
8)wretched-unhappy, unpleasant or of low quality The house was in a wretched state.
9)borne-past participle or bear I could have borne the outcome of the battle.
10)westerly-in or towards the west We travelled in a westerly direction
11)crevice-a small narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock Crevices are difficult to avoid when climbing the Mount Everest.
12)sergeant-a soldier of middle rank Sergeants may be useful in a crucial conference, but not as the head commander of the whole army.
13)naive-too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life Our view upon the commander must have been naive.
14)cordite-a type of explosive, especially used in bullets Innocent citizens should be avoided from cordites during war.
15)impostor-a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others I felt like an imposter among all those intellectuals, as if I had no right to be there.
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Summary: On the way to France, Alexandra meets a nurse who was going on the same way as her. When they arrived, they started working at the train station. Trains came one by one, thousands of wounded soldiers arrived in each train. Alexandra and another nurse Millie rapidly helped wounded soldiers to get to the hospital next to the staion. As they were working, Millie and the sister noticed that Alexandra wasn't a well educated and experienced nurse like all others were. Due to curiosity, Millie asked Alexandra who she were. Alexandra spitted out all the truth. Luckily, Millie understood her well and told her to work harder because the sister was about to ask her some questions.
1)respite-a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant
We worked hard without any respites.
2)cope-to deal successfully with a difficult situation
Its difficult to cope with a crime and her 3 kids.
3)conceivable-possible to imagine or to believe
It's conceivable that the doctor made a mistake.
4)inconsolable-impossible to comfort because of great sadness or unhappiness
They were inconsolabe after the death of their parents.
5)regiment-a large group of soldiers, or (more generally) any large number of things or people
The regiments in the US military were commanded by the President Obama.
6)corporal-a person of low rank in an army or an air force
Corporals are useless in a crucial conference.
7)blistered-to get blisters or cause blisters
The hot pot blistered my skin.
8)wretched-unhappy, unpleasant or of low quality
The house was in a wretched state.
9)borne-past participle or bear
I could have borne the outcome of the battle.
10)westerly-in or towards the west
We travelled in a westerly direction
11)crevice-a small narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock
Crevices are difficult to avoid when climbing the Mount Everest.
12)sergeant-a soldier of middle rank
Sergeants may be useful in a crucial conference, but not as the head commander of the whole army.
13)naive-too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life
Our view upon the commander must have been naive.
14)cordite-a type of explosive, especially used in bullets
Innocent citizens should be avoided from cordites during war.
15)impostor-a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others
I felt like an imposter among all those intellectuals, as if I had no right to be there.
Crevice