12th
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From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
(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 Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
battle-fields
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From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
Brimfuladjective
filled to capacity
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
lacking funds
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
Caja
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From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
CANTONMENTnoun
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE CANTONMENT.
cantonments
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From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
Dragoons
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From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
expectancynounUS /ɪkˈspektənsi/
an expectation
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
infantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
in the recent past
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
LisbonnounUS /ˈlɪzbən/
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
an amount of time
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
Portalegre
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From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
without much difficulty
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
regimentsnounUS /ˈredʒəmənts/
plural of “regiment” — army unit smaller than a division
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
reinforcementsnounUS /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsmənts/
plural of “reinforcement” — a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not readily forget the first impression created among our reinforcements by the habits of our life at this period.
siegesnounUS /ˈsiːdʒɪz/
plural of “siege” — the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
stormingverbUS /ˈstɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
Tagusnoun
a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CANTONMENT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Soon after this the army broke up from Caja, and went into cantonments along the Tagus, the headquarters being at Portalegre.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were here joined by four regiments of infantry lately arrived from England, and the 12th Light Dragoons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brimful of expectation, they had landed at Lisbon, their minds filled with all the glorious expectancy of a brilliant campaign; sieges, storming, and battle-fields floated before their excited imagination.
