4th
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From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
ACCORDANCEnounUS /əˈkɔːrdəns/
concurrence of opinion
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
AGREEMENTnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
AMBUSHverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Soon another wagon was heard coming down the road.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
AVERILL'S
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From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
AWAKENEDadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
CAVALRYnounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Soon another wagon was heard coming down the road.
not accessible to view
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
DAY-TIME
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From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
DECEIVINGverbUS /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
the act of discovering something
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Soon another wagon was heard coming down the road.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
take in solid food
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
FAILSverbUS /feɪlz/
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Soon another wagon was heard coming down the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
intersectedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsektɪd/
past form of “intersect” — meet at a point
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
intersectionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈsekʃən/
a point where lines intersect
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
immediately past
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
march in a procession
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
the force of workers available
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
MISLEADINGadjectiveUS /mɪˈsliːdɪŋ/
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
being perceived or observed
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
PROBABLEadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːbəbəl/
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
PURSUERSnounUS /pərˈsuːərz/
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
REBELSnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
rumblingnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
in the near future
From this reading Soon another wagon was heard coming down the road.
move hurridly
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
SUGARnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
SUPPLIESnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
required or under orders
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
THREATENverbUS /ˈθretən/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading We supposed this road intersected the one we had been traveling during the night, but we had not noticed the point of intersection.
TRIPPE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
TRIPPE'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon another wagon was heard coming down the road.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Near nine o'clock, A. M., March 4th, we were awakened by the rumbling noise of a wagon running over a rough and stony road not far to the east of us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading AWAKENED--WATCHING IN AMBUSH--AVERILL'S CAVALRY--WOMAN MAKING SUGAR--WE SEE MEN DRESSED IN BLUE--DECEIVING THE WOMAN--CHANGE OF BASE--MISLEADING PURSUERS--WE EAT LAST OF OUR SUPPLIES--START OUT IN DAY-TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT--OUR DISCOVERY--OUR PURSUIT--OUR FLIGHT--TRIPPE FAILS--HE FALLS BY THE WAY--REBELS THREATEN--OUR SPEED OUR SAFETY--TRIPPE'S PROBABLE FATE.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On finding we were near a road upon which persons would be passing during the day Smith cautiously ventured in the direction of the road to a cluster of cedar bushes, from which, while concealed from observation, he could see any one passing.
