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(_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN. I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement. I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway. I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade. The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
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From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
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From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
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From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
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From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
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From this reading The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
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From this reading The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
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From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
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From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The position, you see, covers the line of his communications.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am about to attempt the capture of Atlanta by a flank movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have ordered twelve batteries to protect you from an enfilade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Enter Sherman and Halcom, at L. U. E., and go to R._) SHERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you to throw your Division forward and occupy that ridge on the right of the railway.
