adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
accomplishverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/
put in effect
From this reading To accomplish this, every means was deemed fair and honorable.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
conflictnounUS /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading To accomplish this, every means was deemed fair and honorable.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To accomplish this, every means was deemed fair and honorable.
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading To accomplish this, every means was deemed fair and honorable.
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
honorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading To accomplish this, every means was deemed fair and honorable.
inletsnounUS /ˈɪnlets/
plural of “inlet” — an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
intactadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtækt/
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading To accomplish this, every means was deemed fair and honorable.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
outletsnounUS /ˈaʊtlets/
plural of “outlet” — a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE war still raged.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
RebellionnounUS /rɪˈbeljən/
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
redoublingverbUS /riˈdʌbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “redouble” — double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading THE war still raged.
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE war still raged.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
tighteningnounUS /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/
the act of making something tighter
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
VigilancenounUS /ˈvɪdʒələns/
the process of paying close and continuous attention
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE war still raged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Vigilance, tightening its grasp here, redoubling its blows there, watching the inlets and outlets everywhere, had taught a once happy people that war was no holiday sport.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the great end must be reached, the end of the "War of the Rebellion" with the government intact.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The whole world, one might dare to say, was more or less agitated by this conflict.
