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From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
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From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
in addition
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And he never asked his men to go where he was not willing to go himself.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
DoctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And he never asked his men to go where he was not willing to go himself.
let have
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
HIL
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From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he never asked his men to go where he was not willing to go himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
full of life and energy
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
MassachusettsnounUS /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
the force of workers available
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
MourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
not any; not one
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he never asked his men to go where he was not willing to go himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
Phil
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From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
free from harm or evil
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
SheridannounUS /ˈʃerɪdən/
Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
ticklishadjectiveUS /ˈtɪkəlɪʃ/
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
troopernounUS /ˈtruːpər/
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
precisely as stated
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
in or at the place that
From this reading And he never asked his men to go where he was not willing to go himself.
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading _The very Man Grant Wanted--Sheridan at the Head of the Cavalry--Lively Times in the Wilderness--Falling Back--Little Phil to the Rescue--A Close Call for the Doctors--The First Night After the Opening of the Fight--A Town in Mourning._ HIL SHERIDAN never led his men into a ticklish place and left them to get out by themselves.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading And he never asked his men to go where he was not willing to go himself.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had known all this on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 1864.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He never sent his soldiers on a dangerous expedition without arranging to have assistance at hand if there was a suspicion that help would be needed.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It would have saved me from a great deal of worry about the fate of the cavalry corps in the Wilderness, and also from no little anxiety as to what was to become of the youngest trooper in Company I, First Massachusetts cavalry.
