used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
Butler'snounUS /ˈbʌtlərz/
possessive form of “butler” — a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
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 His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
CommissionersnounUS /kəˈmɪʃənərz/
plural of “commissioner” — a government administrator
From this reading The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
permission to do something
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
DAVISnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
Gilmore
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From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
Jaquess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
JudahnounUS /ˈdʒuːdə/
(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
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 The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
misgivingsnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
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 He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
go across or through
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
VaughannounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading DAVIS SPEAKS John Vaughan arrived in Richmond a day before Jaquess and Gilmore.
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 He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Commissioners left Butler's headquarters with some misgivings.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading He had brought a message from the Washington Knights to Judah P. Benjamin, which won the confidence of Mr. Davis' Secretary of State and gained his ready consent to his presence on the occasion of the interview.
the words that are spoken
From this reading His genial Southern manner, his perfect accent and his possession of the signs and pass words of the Knights of the Golden Circle made his mission a comparatively easy one.
