He is second from the left, the tall one in the middle is his friend Lieutenant Case, and standing next him is Mr. Ventris (see p.
Ventris was killed--Lodge mortally wounded and died of his wounds shortly afterwards.
Ventris were the last to leave the forward trench, and in entering the communication trench both these officers were caught by enemy's shrapnel.
On Monday I went down to a support trench to have meat tea and a chat with Holden and Ventris (two of C Company officers).
Lower down the trench poor Ventris was hit and killed.
He and Ventris were moving down the trench in rear of the party--which I think must have been seen--for a shell came and hit them both, but I think none of the men in front.
And the other part of the choir answered: "Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
When the sweet words Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exilium ostende had been sung, all were silent (because at that time the anthem ended with these words).
My lawyer tells me," returned he, "that I have Salkeld and Ventris strong in my favour, and that there are no less than fifteen cases in point.
If Quidnunc and Mrs. Ventris were not under our law, neither are the sun, moon and stars, neither are the apes and peacocks.
If I could have had speech with Mrs. Ventris in that season of her radiancy there would have been no harm; but by day she was another creature.
For Mrs. Ventris had a permanent human shape, and spoke as freely as you or I.
I have mentioned several cases of the kind; Mrs. Ventris was one, Mabilla By-the-Wood was another.
Mrs. Ventriswas a puzzle to me for a good many years--in fact until Despoina explained to me many things.
Under what law then were Mrs. Ventris and Quidnunc?
Even there I have never been satisfied that Quidnunc became man to the extent that Mrs. Ventris did.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ventris" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
