used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
adjectivesnounUS /ˈædʒɪktɪvz/
plural of “adjective” — a word that expresses an attribute of something
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
annihilatedadjectiveUS /əˈnaɪəleɪtɪd/
destroyed completely
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
AragonnounUS /ˈerəɡɑːn/
French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
for the reason that
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
Carlist
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From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
CatalonianounUS /ˌkætəˈloʊnjə/
a region of northeastern Spain
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
executionsnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃənz/
plural of “execution” — putting a condemned person to death
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
for a limitless time
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
set up or found
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
LiberaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəl/
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
MadridnounUS /məˈdrɪd/
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
Miguel
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From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
pillagenounUS /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
prefixing
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From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
pretendernounUS /priˈtendər/
a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
Saldana
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From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
and nothing more
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
slanderousadjectiveUS /ˈslændərəs/
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
ValencianounUS /vəˈlensiə/
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
Villablanca
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From this reading Among his own people he was known as General Miguel Saldana, Marquis of Villablanca.
wagedverbUS /weɪdʒd/
past form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading At the end of the second Carlist war a Spanish officer, Don Miguel Saldana, had found himself, as a result of the defeat, banished forever from his own country and condemned to a life of poverty and obscurity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
in or at the place that
From this reading The pretender, Don Carlos, had given him that title because Villablanca was the name of the town where Saldana had practically annihilated a column of the Liberal army.
which person or people
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Madrid papers, without prefixing his name with any slanderous adjectives, called him simply "the rebel chief Saldana."
a late time of life
From this reading This courtesy, doubtless, was intended to distinguish him from the other party chiefs who in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, had waged a campaign of pillage and executions for five years.
