Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

in the past

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading She straightened herself and looked around for more work.

in a state of sleep

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

a youthful male person

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

remove the dust from

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

in a gradual manner

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She straightened herself and looked around for more work.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

without good reason

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She straightened herself and looked around for more work.

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From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

march in a procession

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

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From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

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From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

in or at or to some place

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a male human offspring

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight

From this reading She straightened herself and looked around for more work.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

at the time that

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

which person or people

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was asleep; had gone to sleep calling her "Maman" and babbling of wild-fowl on the bayou.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.

a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

From this reading The large room, the "chamber" of the old and quiet house in which she and Miriam had stayed on when in March the army had withdrawn from Winchester, held three wounded.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She straightened herself and looked around for more work.

people who are wounded

From this reading MOTHER AND SON Margaret Cleave drew her arms gently from under the wounded boy she had been tending.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading She kissed him lightly on the forehead "for Will"--Will, somewhere on the Martinsburg pike, battling in heat and dust, battling for the Confederacy, driving the foe out of Virginia, back across the Potomac--Will who, little more than a year ago, had been her "baby," whom she kissed each night when he went to sleep in his little room next hers at Three Oaks.