12th
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
besiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
besiegers
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From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
circum-vallation
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From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
ConcepcionnounUS /kənˌsepsiˈoʊn/
an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
Cruz
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From this reading This hill overlooks the city of Vera Cruz.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
diameternounUS /daɪˈæmətər/
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
From this reading The diameter hourly grew shorter.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The diameter hourly grew shorter.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
hourlyadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading The diameter hourly grew shorter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
lappedverbUS /læpt/
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
and nothing more
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
Orizava
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
overlooksnounUS /ˈoʊvərlʊks/
plural of “overlook” — a high place affording a good view
From this reading This hill overlooks the city of Vera Cruz.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
picketsnounUS /ˈpɪkəts/
plural of “picket” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
sand-plain
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From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
SantiagonounUS /ˌsæntiˈɑːɡoʊ/
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The diameter hourly grew shorter.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
tattoo-beat
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The diameter hourly grew shorter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This hill overlooks the city of Vera Cruz.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
Vera
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From this reading This hill overlooks the city of Vera Cruz.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
widthnounUS /wɪdθ/
the extent of something from side to side
From this reading A smooth sand-plain, only a mile in width, lay between the besiegers and the walls of the besieged.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After tattoo-beat on the night of the 12th, with a party of my brother officers, I ascended the high hill around which winds the road leading to Orizava.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
Xjuoa
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From this reading The lines of circum-vallation lapped closer and closer around the devoted city, until the American pickets appeared along the ridges of the nearest hills, and within range of the guns of Santiago, Concepcion, and Xjuoa.
