Chapter III

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From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

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From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

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From this reading Baron Ashburton of Ashburton, 1782.

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From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

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From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

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From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

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From this reading Baron Ashburton of Ashburton, 1782.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading Baron Ashburton of Ashburton, 1782.

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inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

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large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

-ing form of “consist” — originate

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

plural of “depredation” — an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

worth having or seeking or achieving

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

inflected form of “dun” — treat cruelly

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

plural of “encampment” — a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

of great significance or value

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

past form of “invest” — make an investment

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

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From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

used to form the superlative

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a form of address for a man

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

a rich and spectacular ceremony

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

term of address for a man

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.

the popular taste at a given time

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading PAGE 43 _the pageantry of domestic warfare._ An allusion to the vogue of the militia encampments as places of fashionable resort.

a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories

From this reading PAGE 45 _Mr Dunning._ John Dunning (1731-1783), M.P. for Calne; the leading Whig lawyer in the House of Commons; cr.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _important depredations at—Martha’s Island._ Early in September Major-General Grey, under orders from Sir Henry Clinton, invested Martha’s Vineyard and carried off “a considerable and most desirable contribution, consisting of 10,000 sheep, and 300 oxen, for the public service at New York” (_The Annual Register_ for 1779, “History of Europe,” p.