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gorse-thyme-and-scrub-covered, covered by gorse, thyme, and scrub. Gorse is a spiny, thorny evergreen shrub of the bean family with yellow flowers. Its scientific name is Ulex europæus ;it is common in Europe;it is also called furze and whin . Thyme is any of a genus （Thymus ）of menthaceous plants, especially the common garden species （Thymus vulgaris ）, with pungent, aromatic leaves, or a wild creeping species （Thymus serpyllum ）. Scrub refers to vegetation consisting chiefly of dwarf or stunted shrubs, often thick and impenetrable.
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“a spiked yellow flower with a whitish leaf,” the gorse flower.
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folds or dips, the uneven ground.
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tactical objective, the point that the military unit must reach; the destination towards which military maneuvers are directed.
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Levantine, pertaining to the Levant, the countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
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Scotch pine, also known as the Scotch fir, is the pine of northern Europe, where it is extensively used for building purposes.
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parched, dry and hot.
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lousy, infested with lice.
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heavy boxes of ammunition.
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wedge, a piece of wood or metal tapering to a thin edge, used in splitting wood, rocks, and in raising heavy bodies.
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dismembered, torn from limb to limb; torn or cut into pieces.
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drowned, while trying to land from the transports.
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sniped, to be shot at individually, especially at long range or from cover. A sniper is a soldier who does such shooting, or sniping.
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stalker, a soldier on the other side who is approaching stealthily or under cover; a sniper.
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sap, the covered trench or tunnel, or, more frequently, the narrow trench used by one side to approach the enemy’s trenches.
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dynamite in a beef tin, the explosive dynamite, made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material, and packed in a small beef can or container, to increase its explosive effect.
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caked, formed or hardened into a cake or mass.
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dwindling, becoming less; decreasing; becoming smaller and smaller.rot, decompose; decay.
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identification disk, the disk or small flat circular plate, on which is stamped the soldier’s name, sometimes only a number, to serve the purpose of identification. The disk is usually worn around the neck of the soldier.
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intermittent, coming and going at intervals; periodic.
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shrapnel, a shell containing small round projectiles, a bursting charge and a fuse to produce explosion at a given instant, named after a British general Henry Shrapnel （1761-1842）.
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trench, a more or less extended narrow ditch or excavation, the earth from which is thrown up in its front to form a parapet.
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clamber, climb, as by scrambling on hands and feet.
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the Twenty-ninth Division, of the British army, engaged in fighting against the Turks in Gallipoli Division，一师．
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squirming, wriggling; writhing; twisting about with contortions like an eel or worm.
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