1776
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From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
1777
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From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
(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 The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
Brandywine
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From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
ForgeverbUS /fɔːrdʒ/
create by hammering
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
how
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From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
immediately past
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
the force of workers available
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bloody battle was fought below Philadelphia, on the Brandywine Creek, and the Americans were divided and beaten.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
staidadjectiveUS /steɪd/
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
Washington'snounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtənz/
possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The British marched into Philadelphia, and in spite of all that Washington could do, staid there that winter, and the Americans went into camp at Valley Forge, some twenty miles away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Washington's army was badly trained, and many of them were new men.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The next year the British came around from New York by water with a large and fine army.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the last chapter I told you how Washington kept the British out of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776 and 1777.
