used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
(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 faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
ChaplainnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/
a clergyman ministering to some institution
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
CoalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
Colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
ConfederatenounUS /kənˈfedərət/
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
foddernounUS /ˈfɑːdər/
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
foragingnounUS /ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ/
the act of searching for food and provisions
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
groomingnounUS /ˈɡruːmɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
hamsnounUS /hæmz/
plural of “ham” — meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I hoped that they would never hear of it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I hoped that they would never hear of it.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
how
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From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hoped that they would never hear of it.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
LocomotivenounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I hoped that they would never hear of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
OrderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
SaddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
StomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
unloadedadjectiveUS /ənˈloʊdɪd/
(of weapons) not charged with ammunition
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
at the time that
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
in or at the place that
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was thinking the matter over, and grooming my horse, the chaplain came along and took nearly all the fodder I had brought in, and fed it to his horse, and asked me where the chickens and hams, and sweet potatoes were.
which person or people
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When our foraging party got back to camp, and I unloaded the corn fodder from my horse, I was about as disgusted with war as a man could be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The faces of those people I had met at the plantation rose up before me, and I could imagine how they would look when they heard that the Confederate soldier who was their all, was dead.
people who are wounded
From this reading “Boots and Saddles”--“I am the Colonel's Orderly”--Riding Fifty Miles on an Empty Stomach--The Chaplain Appears--I am Wounded by a Locomotive and a Piece of Coal--I Nearly Kill an Old Man.
