used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In front were Rodes's skirmishers, and Rodes's brigades formed the first line.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
brigadesnounUS /brɪˈɡeɪdz/
plural of “brigade” — army unit smaller than a division
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
Colston
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From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In front were Rodes's skirmishers, and Rodes's brigades formed the first line.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front were Rodes's skirmishers, and Rodes's brigades formed the first line.
coins made of gold
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
Hill'snounUS /hɪlz/
possessive form of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In front were Rodes's skirmishers, and Rodes's brigades formed the first line.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
the force of workers available
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
Napoleons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
RaleighnounUS /ˈrɔːli/
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
Rodes's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In front were Rodes's skirmishers, and Rodes's brigades formed the first line.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
skirmishers
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From this reading In front were Rodes's skirmishers, and Rodes's brigades formed the first line.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
treetopsnounUS /ˈtriːtɔːps/
plural of “treetop” — the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
soldiers collectively
From this reading The troops of Raleigh Colston made the second line, A. P. Hill's men the third.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A battery--four Napoleons--were advanced; the other guns were coming up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
at the time that
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Only the treetops of the Wilderness now were in gold, below, in the thick wood, the brigades stood in shadow.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE RIVER It yet lacked of six o'clock when the battle lines were finally formed.
