used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
AdriannounUS /ˈeɪdriən/
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
(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 Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
Bemis
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From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
bordersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
burlyadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrli/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
ButlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
at any time
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading THE EXPEDITION.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
GeneralsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
coins made of gold
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
GreensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
only a very short time before
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
Hights
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From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
the act of retaining something
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
immediately past
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
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 Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
MohawknounUS /ˈmoʊhɔːk/
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
Schuyler's
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From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
not in physical motion
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPEDITION.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
urgesnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒəz/
plural of “urge” — an instinctive motive
From this reading Butler has his left arm in a sling, still, from the effect of Adrian Schuyler’s cut, and his face is heavy and lowering as ever, as he urges some measure on the council with great energy.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Two months have passed away, and the scarlet and gold of the fall is on all the vast forest that borders the Mohawk river.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
warrantsnounUS /ˈwɔːrənts/
plural of “warrant” — a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “I hardly think, colonel, that the end warrants the risk attending the expedition,” said Burgoyne, at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the English camp near Bemis Hights, General Burgoyne is holding a council of war with his officers, and the tall, burly form of Colonel Butler, in the dark green frock of the Johnson Greens, is conspicuous among the scarlet of the Generals.
