326
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From this reading =326.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
NAVYnounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
postsnounUS /poʊsts/
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
with low volume
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
RiflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
secessionnounUS /sɪˈseʃən/
an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
skillfullyadverbUS /ˈskɪlfəli/
with skill
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skillfully preparing for it.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Rifles, cannon, and all such supplies had been taken months before from Northern stations and sent South.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A large part of the soldiers had been sent off to the frontier posts.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading OUR NAVY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
