used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
BATTLESnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BATTLES.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
detachments
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From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
Fide-Yori
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From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
flinchedverbUS /flɪntʃt/
past form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
Heiyas
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From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
ten 10s
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
the force of workers available
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
Nipon
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From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
OsakanounUS /oʊˈsɑːkə/
port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/
plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The soldiers of Fide-Yori died like heroes; not one flinched.
stationedverbUS /ˈsteɪʃənd/
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Coming from the northern provinces, he had traversed the great Island of Nipon, crushing, as he passed, the detachments stationed to guard the country.
soldiers collectively
From this reading The troops of the princes, on the contrary, made but a feeble resistance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heiyas was at the gates of Osaka with an army of three hundred thousand men.
