adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
ArmynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
bridledverbUS /ˈbraɪdəld/
past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the night remained very quiet.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
exultantadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzʌltənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
formsnounUS /fɔːrmz/
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
lariats
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From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
Meade's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But the night remained very quiet.
nipverbUS /nɪp/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
PotomacnounUS /pəˈtoʊmək/
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But the night remained very quiet.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But the night remained very quiet.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the night remained very quiet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading But the night remained very quiet.
VicksburgnounUS /ˈvɪksbərɡ/
a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The last embers of the fire went out, but the moon and stars remained bright, and they saw dimly the sleeping forms of Lee and his generals.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Harry and Dalton, growing tired of sitting, walked about the camp, and looked again to their horses, which, saddled and bridled, were nevertheless allowed to nip the grass as best they could at the end of their lariats.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Harry, who had seen nothing strange in Meade's lack of pursuit, now wondered at it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Surely when the news of Vicksburg came the exultant Army of the Potomac would follow, and try to deliver a crushing blow.
