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AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
how long something has existed
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
widely known and esteemed
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
start firing a weapon
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
highest in quality
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
Mareschal
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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
Namurnoun
a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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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 See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
ProsenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
Turenne
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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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victoriesnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
vol
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
which person or people
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
in the company of; together with
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
