Chapter XIX

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

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

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

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading LORD BACON.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

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From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

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

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading LORD BACON.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

French impressionist painter (1840-1926)

From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

past form of “station” — assign to a station

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

closely encircling

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

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

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

a group of soldiers

From this reading An order now arrived from the Horse Guards, directing that one troop should be sent to Fisherton, a town about forty miles distant, near the sea-coast, and that a second should be placed in some situation, as nearly as possible midway between Fisherton and Calbury, in order to preserve a ready communication between these two extreme points.

soldiers collectively

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

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

From this reading Ille etiam cæcos instare tumultus Sæpe monet, fraudesque et operta tumescere bella.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

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

From this reading The head-quarters of the —— Dragoons were, as we have seen, at Calbury; two or three troops being stationed in the surrounding villages.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading As there are certain hollow blasts of winds and secret swellings of seas before a tempest, so are there in states.