adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
battle-field
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From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Old Stonewall saw them, I'll be bound.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading “Old Stonewall saw them, I'll be bound.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
chewingnounUS /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
Dan
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From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
didn't
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From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
hearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
I'd
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From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
I'll
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From this reading “Old Stonewall saw them, I'll be bound.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
liningnounUS /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
Manassas
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From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Old Stonewall saw them, I'll be bound.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
pursuednounUS /pərˈsuːd/
a person who is being chased
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading “Old Stonewall saw them, I'll be bound.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
sergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
shucksnounUS /ʃʌks/
something of little value
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
StonewallverbUS /ˈstoʊnwɔːl/
obstruct or hinder any discussion
From this reading “Old Stonewall saw them, I'll be bound.
StragglernounUS /ˈstræɡlər/
someone who strays or falls behind
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The regiment passed by and another took its place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, shucks!” responded the sergeant, and was out of hearing.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading If General Straggler didn't win that battle I'd like to know who did.”
you'd
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From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you'd kept your fat eyes open at Manassas the other day, you'd have seen them lining the battle-field as well,” pursued Dan pleasantly, chewing a long green blade of corn.
