Chapter XVIII

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From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

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From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

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From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

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From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

any specific behavior

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

later than; following

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

without missing a year

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

past form of “cement” — make fast as if with cement

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

celebrate by some ceremony or observation

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

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From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

yet to be or coming

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

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From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

a particular point in time

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

used to form the superlative

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

something you have to do

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

by chance

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

an amount of time

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

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From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

established irrevocably

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

important in effect or meaning

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

the state of being under the control of another person

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

standing still

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

having won

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

possessive form of “whitman” — United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

belonging to which person

From this reading In Whitman's view, as we have noted, the assassination of the great President had sealed the million deaths of the war, and cemented, as could nothing else, the Union for whose sake they had been given.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading THE SECOND BOSTON EDITION After a winter in Camden, Philadelphia and the country, among friends old and new, Whitman paid his second visit to Boston.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He believed that future ages would see in it the most dramatic moment of the victorious struggle of the nation against slavery.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.

a late time of life

From this reading The house-tied stationary years of 1873 to 1876 had been succeeded by a period of considerable activity, both mental and physical.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading On the 14th of April, he gave his lecture on the "Death of Abraham Lincoln," at the Hawthorn Rooms.[608] It was the third year of its delivery; on the two previous occasions it had been read in New York and Philadelphia; and he purposed thus annually to commemorate an event which appeared to him as perhaps the most significant of his time, an event which the American people could ill afford to forget.