used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
(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 In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
appurtenances
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From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
AtlantanounUS /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
ChattanooganounUS /ˌtʃætəˈnuːɡə/
a city in eastern Tennessee
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
ConfederacynounUS /kənˈfedərəsi/
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
ConfederatenounUS /kənˈfedərət/
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
factoriesnounUS /ˈfæktəriz/
plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
GeorgianounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
granaries
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From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
gunboatnounUS /ˈɡʌnboʊt/
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
intrenched
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From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
JohnstonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnstən/
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
immediately past
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
manufacturingnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
the force of workers available
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
net-work
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From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
ShermannounUS /ˈʃɜːrmən/
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
strongholdnounUS /ˈstrɔːŋhoʊld/
a strongly fortified defensive structure
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
sustenancenounUS /ˈsʌstənəns/
a source of materials to nourish the body
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here were the great grain growing prairies which afforded the sustenance that an army requires.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
soldiers collectively
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General J. E. Johnston, the commander of the Confederate forces in Georgia, at the head of forty-five thousand men, was intrenched at Dalton, lying in wait for the advancing troops of Sherman, then marching into this stronghold of the Confederacy from Chattanooga.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The last Confederate gunboat had been driven from the Mississippi and the great basin of the south and west was safe in Union keeping.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great strength of the South now was its inland armies, which were fed by the granaries and supported by the factories of Georgia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the heart of the state, the center of a net-work of manufacturing cities and villages, was Atlanta, from which the army was supplied with powder, shot--in fact, all the appurtenances of war.
