admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
AMOSnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
an act that fails
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
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 The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We lost nearly two thousand men.
the force of workers available
From this reading We lost nearly two thousand men.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We lost nearly two thousand men.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
reembarked
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From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading We were filled with sorrow and dismay at the failure of the expedition and our terrible disaster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading We lost nearly two thousand men.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We lost nearly two thousand men.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This time we were not admiring the beauty of the scene.
at the time that
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
William
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From this reading The next morning the whole army reembarked and rowed up Lake George to the ruins of Fort William Henry and landed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
people who are wounded
From this reading THE FIGHT AT FORT ANNE, AND THE ESCAPE OF AMOS When night came on, we retreated with the wounded we had saved.
