used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading These boys were the flower of Southern manhood.
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
CommandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
ConfederatenounUS /kənˈfedərət/
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading These boys were the flower of Southern manhood.
foliage-embowered
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From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
inactionnounUS /ˌɪˈnækʃən/
the state of being inactive
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
Jeb
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From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading These boys were the flower of Southern manhood.
attach to a support
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
Neighing
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From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
pawedverbUS /pɔːd/
past form of “paw” — scrape with the paws
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading These boys were the flower of Southern manhood.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These boys were the flower of Southern manhood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading In a foliage-embowered house on a hill near Washington Colonel Jeb Stuart, Commander of the Confederate Cavalry, had made his headquarters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neighing horses were hitched to the swaying limbs.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
whinnied
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From this reading They pawed the ground, wheeled and whinnied their impatience at inaction.
which person or people
From this reading Every man who sat in one of those saddles owned his mount.
