(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 But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
autobiographiesnounUS /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfiz/
plural of “autobiography” — a biography of yourself
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
diariesnounUS /ˈdaɪəriz/
plural of “diary” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
journalsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlz/
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
immediately past
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
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 While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
masteringnounUS /ˈmæstərɪŋ/
becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading R.N.
NapoleonicadjectiveUS /nəˌpoʊliˈɑːnɪk/
of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
peruseverbUS /pərˈuːz/
examine or consider with attention and in detail
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
presentationnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R.N.
scoresnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
varyverbUS /ˈveri/
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
precisely as stated
From this reading But they have this in common, that they are almost all very difficult to procure.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading They vary, of course, in interest and importance, in literary value, and in the power of vivid presentation of events.
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
which person or people
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
a late time of life
From this reading While engaged during the last ten years in the task of mastering the original authorities for the history of the Napoleonic wars, I have had to peruse many scores of diaries, autobiographies, and journals of the British military and naval officers who were engaged in the great struggle.
