used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
Britishers
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From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
flint-locks
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From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
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 "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
Machias
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From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
O'BriennounUS /oʊˈbraɪɪn/
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
pattingverbUS /ˈpætɪŋ/
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
term of address for a man
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
Wheaton
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From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
at the time that
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But there will be mourning when we get back to Machias.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought that those Britishers would have fought so desperately."
YankeesnounUS /ˈjæŋkiz/
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading "There, sir," said Captain O'Brien, drawing a long breath of relief and patting with his hand the British flag which Wheaton carried under his arm, "the Yankees have done the work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Captain, they had guns, you know, and we had nothing heavier than flint-locks.
