1809
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
1846
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From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
1865
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
AbrahamnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/
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 Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
adaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
cultivationnounUS /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
Dixon
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From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
extensionnounUS /ɪkˈstenʃən/
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
fulfilmentnoun
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
obtain
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
LiberatornounUS /ˈlɪbɜːreɪtər/
someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
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 Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
MasonnounUS /ˈmeɪsən/
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
MorsenounUS /mɔːrs/
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
Morse's
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From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
outcomenounUS /ˈaʊtkʌm/
something that results
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
patientlyadverbUS /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
slaveholders
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From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading For slavery had long since been dying out in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon Line and the Ohio.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading The Southern slaveholders hoped by this war to gain from their weak neighbor territory favorable for the extension of slavery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the south of this natural boundary line the soil and climate were adapted to the cultivation of rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Abraham Lincoln the Liberator of the Slaves [1809-1865] While Morse had been patiently struggling toward the completion of his invention, the nation had been growing more and more tense in its contest over slavery and State rights.
a late time of life
From this reading As an outcome of the bitter feeling in 1846, two years after the fulfilment of Morse's scheme, Congress declared war against Mexico.
