used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
convenedverbUS /kənˈviːnd/
past form of “convene” — meet formally
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
equitynounUS /ˈekwəti/
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
GapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
lawyersnounUS /ˈlɔːjərz/
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
Mooreville
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
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 Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
Pickett'snounUS /ˈpɪkɪts/
possessive form of “pickett” — American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
prioritynounUS /praɪˈɔːrəti/
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
RailroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
TidewaternounUS /ˈtaɪdwɔːtər/
low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
vs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
at the time that
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
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 Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
