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From this reading =217.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
ColonistsnounUS /ˈkɑːlənɪsts/
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
divisible by two
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
an act that fails
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
MidwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
an amount of time
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
REVOLUTIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
SaratoganounUS /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
get by special effort
From this reading A feeble effort was even made by the British government to secure peace.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the English seemed to lose heart.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
at the time that
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
a late time of life
From this reading Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspended.
