200th
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From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ANNABEL
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading AND WRITES ONE TO PRETTY ANNABEL, UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
hadn't
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From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
Ind
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From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AND WRITES ONE TO PRETTY ANNABEL, UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
OrderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
in the near future
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND WRITES ONE TO PRETTY ANNABEL, UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AND WRITES ONE TO PRETTY ANNABEL, UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been two weeks since the regiment left Louisville, and this was the first mail that had caught up with it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading For a whole fortnight they hadn't heard a word from their mothers, or sisters, or their "girls."
WRITESverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading AND WRITES ONE TO PRETTY ANNABEL, UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It seemed to the boys as if they had been away from home a year.
yer
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From this reading "COMPANY Q, tumble up here and git yer mail!" shouted the Orderly one afternoon, soon after the 200th Ind. turned into a tobacco patch to bivouac for the night.
