used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
(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 Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
Ar-my
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From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading GRANT IN THE EAST.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM.
for-ces
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From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
Gen-er-al
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From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
let have
From this reading GRANT IN THE EAST.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRANT IN THE EAST.
in-to
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From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
Lieu-ten-ant
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From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
Lin-coln
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From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
LINCOLNnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
MeadenounUS /miːd/
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
Po-to-mac
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From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
Pres-i-dent
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From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
Rich-mond
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From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
cut with a saw
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRANT IN THE EAST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
to-ward
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From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
un-der
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From this reading Then the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac un-der Grant and Meade made a move to-ward Rich-mond.
Un-ion
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From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Grant for his great work in the West was made Lieu-ten-ant Gen-er-al, and put in charge of all the for-ces of the Un-ion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He came East, and took the Ar-my of the Po-to-mac in-to his strong safe hands, and Pres-i-dent Lin-coln saw that he would fight to the end.
