29th
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From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
BATTLESnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
make calm or still
From this reading Everything was calm.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was calm.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
Kuropatkin
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From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
Liaoyang
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From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
rumoured
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From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
So-shan-tse
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From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was on 29th August, and a battle was expected on the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A little to the south of us was a large hill called So-shan-tse; to the east a circle of hills; to the north, the town of Liaoyang.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was calm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BATTLES We established ourselves in a small village about two miles from the town of Liaoyang.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kuropatkin was rumoured to have said that he would offer a tall candle to Our Lady at Moscow if the Japanese fought at Liaoyang.
