Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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From this reading Triune, Tennessee, _March 8, 1863_.

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From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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

From this reading Triune, Tennessee, _March 8, 1863_.

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

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

later than; following

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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 A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

ten 10s

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

immediately past

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

march in a procession

From this reading Triune, Tennessee, _March 8, 1863_.

a midwestern state

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

on one occasion

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

continue talking

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

plural of “rebel” — “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 A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

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

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

Scottish author (1850-1894)

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

carry out

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

a state in east central United States

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

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

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

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

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity

From this reading Triune, Tennessee, _March 8, 1863_.

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading Last Tuesday afternoon General Steadman ordered Colonel Bishop, of the 2d Minnesota, to take his regiment, a section of the 4th Regular Battery, under Lieutenant Stevenson, and six hundred of Johnson's 1st East Tennessee Cavalry, and proceed forthwith to Harpeth River.

two times

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A Trip into the Enemy's Country -- The Rebels twice driven back by General Steadman -- Incidents of the Charge of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, under Major Tracy -- The 35th and 9th Ohio in the Fight -- Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio -- Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading After a four-days' trip, without tents, we are once more in camp.