Reconnoitred
[,rekə'nɔitəd]
Examples
- Hancock reconnoitred his front on the morning of the 10th, with the view of forcing a crossing, if it was found that an advantage could be gained. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Well, said Cassy, the next day, from the garret, as she reconnoitred through the knot-hole, the hunt's going to begin again, today! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Wright also reconnoitred his front and gained a considerably advanced position from the one he started from. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Warren, before noon, reconnoitred his front twice, the first time with one and the second with two divisions. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Here Sam recommended his master and Mr. Winkle to seat themselves, while he reconnoitred, and ascertained whether Mary was yet in waiting. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Pansy