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Meanings of young subaltern in английском

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Usage of young subaltern in английском
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But the slim, fair-haired young subaltern worshipped him openly and with reason.
The Lamp in the Desert
2
A young subaltern in a cavalry regiment went forward alone one afternoon to reconnoiter.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
3
Stiff upper lip and all that for a young subaltern just learning to fit in.
The red door
4
The gallant major and the young subaltern were escorted to their room by Mr Twigg.
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
5
There was a young subaltern in my husband's regiment.
The red door
6
There was war forty miles away, and no time to argue with a young subaltern.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
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So keeping up a string of talk, the young subaltern led Bathurst into the house.
Rujub, the Juggler
8
They were led by a fairly old, sensible-seeming captain and a very keen young subaltern.
Surface detail
9
Of course then he was just a young subaltern.
Missing
10
One young subaltern was in terror of them.
Now It Can Be Told
11
A young subaltern of the Guides, Lieutenant G.N.
The Story of the Guides
12
So spake the brave young subaltern, knowing full well that he is to be demobbed to-day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 21, 1919
13
Once in Calcutta, the young subaltern lost no time in proving that he was not a mollycoddle.
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
14
When I was a young subaltern I was thrown much with a married woman older than myself.
The Jungle Girl
15
At last, a young subaltern passed him by, recognized him after a second, saluted and paused undecided.
The Mountebank
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He would now make tactical blunder after blunder, while gallantly rushing around the battlefield like a young subaltern.
Napoleon
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