1863
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From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We met in Greene County, with about a hundred men.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We met in Greene County, with about a hundred men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
any thing at all
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
placed crosswise
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
characterized by great determination
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
take in solid food
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
encounteringverbUS /enˈkaʊntərɪŋ/
-ing form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
a social unit living together
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
GreenenounUS /ɡriːn/
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
Holston
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From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
ten 10s
From this reading We met in Greene County, with about a hundred men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
KentuckynounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
KirknounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
come together
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
the force of workers available
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading We met in Greene County, with about a hundred men.
information about recent and important events
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
and nothing more
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
Powell'snounUS /ˈpoʊɪlz/
possessive form of “powell” — United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Our provisions gave out, and the only way we could get anything to eat was to find a colored family.
RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
RiversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
carry out
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
Walden
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From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
Watauga
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From this reading We crossed Walden Ridge and the Watauga, Cumberland, Holston and Powell’s Rivers, encountering great hardships.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I was determined to go, if I had to crawl part of the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We met in Greene County, with about a hundred men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We met in Greene County, with about a hundred men.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In July, 1863, the news came that George Kirk would meet some men in Greene County to take them to Kentucky.
