used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
in addition
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
borderers
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From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
placed in a grave
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
cheersnounUS /tʃɪrz/
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
dauntlessadjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
at any time
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
examplesnounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəlz/
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
HERALDverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
KentuckynounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
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 A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
the force of workers available
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
raidsnounUS /reɪdz/
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
redoubtableadjectiveUS /riˈdaʊtəbəl/
inspiring fear
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
self-sacrificenoun
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
settlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took the risk nevertheless, and dispatched their best to the redoubtable hero, George Rogers Clark.
volunteersnounUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrz/
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Most of the army were in boats which also carried great quantities of arms, ammunition and food.
which person or people
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A HERALD BY WATER The start from Louisville was made and the great expedition began among the cheers of the women and children of the little place and from the men who were left behind.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading All of the little settlements buried in the deep woods of Kentucky, though exposed at any time to sudden and terrible raids, had sent volunteers.
