used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
anew
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They met at Second Manassas.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
FeudnounUS /fjuːd/
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
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 Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
Manassas
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From this reading They met at Second Manassas.
McClellan
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From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They met at Second Manassas.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
PopenounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading They met at Second Manassas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met at Second Manassas.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The new general ended his brief campaign in a disaster so complete, so appalling that it struck terror to the heart of the Nation.
tollnounUS /toʊl/
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McClellan fell before the genius of Lee, and Pope was put in his place.
at the time that
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lee had crushed him with an ease so amazing that Lincoln was compelled to recall McClellan to supreme command.
people who are wounded
From this reading When the toll of the Blood Feud was again reckoned twenty-five thousand more of our brave boys lay dead or wounded beneath the blazing sun of the South.
