ambulancesnounUS /ˈæmbjələnsəz/
plural of “ambulance” — a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
Betty
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From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They died in hundreds.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
exposurenounUS /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
FredericksburgnounUS /ˈfredrɪksbərɡ/
a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading They died in hundreds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They died in hundreds.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some of these men lay on the frozen ground for forty-eight hours before relief came.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They died in hundreds.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE REST HOUR For two terrible days and nights Betty Winter saw the endless line of ambulances creep from the field of Fredericksburg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thousands were placed on the train for Washington and so great was the pitiful suffering among them Betty left with the first load.
people who are wounded
From this reading Many of the wounded might have lived but for the frightful exposure to cold which followed the battle.
