used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
Beauregard
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From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
capitulateverbUS /kəˈpɪtʃuːlɪt/
surrender under agreed conditions
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
CorinthnounUS /ˈkɔːrənθ/
the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
FederaladjectiveUS /ˈfedərəl/
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MORGAN’S FIRST GREAT RAID.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MORGAN’S FIRST GREAT RAID.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
Halleck
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From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
ten 10s
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
the act of departing
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
the force of workers available
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
MORGAN'SnounUS /ˈmɔːrɡənz/
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading MORGAN’S FIRST GREAT RAID.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
RAIDverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading MORGAN’S FIRST GREAT RAID.
reduceverbUS /rəˈduːs/
cut down on; make a reduction in
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
without speaking
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
the season of growth
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
surrenderingverbUS /sərˈendərɪŋ/
-ing form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading But Beauregard was too able a general to be caught in a trap.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The struggle for the possession of Corinth was ended.
at the time that
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
in the company of; together with
From this reading General Halleck, with his immense army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand men, had thought to reduce the place by regular siege, and force General Beauregard to capitulate, surrendering himself with his whole army.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading For a month he held the Federal army at bay, and then, when Halleck was about to spring his trap, Beauregard silently withdrew, leaving to him but a barren victory.
