Chapter IX · The Stonewall

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

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

later than; following

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

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

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

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From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

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From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

an opposing military force

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

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From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

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From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

destroyed or killed

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

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

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

the production of young from an egg

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Stuart and his thousands rested from Brandy Station and observed movements.

United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

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

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

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From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading Stuart and his thousands rested from Brandy Station and observed movements.

in motion

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Stuart and his thousands rested from Brandy Station and observed movements.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

and nothing more

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

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 A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

with speed

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading Stuart and his thousands rested from Brandy Station and observed movements.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

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

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Stuart and his thousands rested from Brandy Station and observed movements.

in the direction of

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Five days before the fight at Brandy Station, Ewell and the Second Corps, quitting the encampment near Fredericksburg and marching rapidly, had disappeared in the distance toward the Valley.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading A.P. Hill and the Third Corps, watching operations from the south bank, waited only for the withdrawal from Falmouth of the mass of the enemy.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.

at the time that

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When it was gone, Hill and the Third, moving with expedition, joined Lee and Longstreet at Culpeper Court-House.

a retraction of a previously held position

From this reading Two days after the fight, Hooker, well enough aware by now that grey plans were hatching, began the withdrawal of the great army that had rested so long on the northern bank of the Rappahannock.