Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

anew

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

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

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

a city in eastern Tennessee

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

traveling across

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

represented as greater than is true or reasonable

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

bringing death

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

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

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

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

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

and nothing more

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

in minute detail

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

fraught with danger

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

an advocate of secessionism

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

a state in east central United States

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

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

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

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

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

precisely as stated

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

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

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

accept gladly

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

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

From this reading We were near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains, and addressed ourselves to the task of crossing them.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He had been in a number of battles, and among others the first Manassas, which he described very minutely to me.

which person or people

From this reading Just as we were mounting the first spur, we fell in with a Confederate soldier, who was at home on a furlough.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Crossing the Mountains--Playing Hypocrite--Legend of Battle-Creek Valley--Lodged with a Secessionist--Strategy--A Welcome but Fatal Delay--Exaggerated Accounts of Shiloh--Prevented from Crossing the Tennessee--In the Mountains Again--Amusing Rebel Story--To the River Again--Perilous Crossing--Success--Chattanooga--On the Cars--Night--Arrive at Marietta.

plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading Little did he think that I, too, had been there, as we laughed together at the wild panic of the Yankees.