1866
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Rhyme of the War.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
BEECHENBROOK
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From this reading M.J.P. BEECHENBROOK; RHYME OF THE WAR.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
Clerk'snounUS /klɜːrks/
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
DEDICATEverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
DistrictnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
FORGETFULNESSnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading MARGARET J. PRESTON.
KELLYnounUS /ˈkeli/
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.J.P. BEECHENBROOK; RHYME OF THE WAR.
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET J. PRESTON.
MarylandnounUS /ˈmerələnd/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
MemorialnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/
a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
not any; not one
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Rhyme of the War.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading M.J.P. BEECHENBROOK; RHYME OF THE WAR.
PIET
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
PRESTON
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From this reading MARGARET J. PRESTON.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
RE-PRODUCED
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From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
RhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading A Rhyme of the War.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
SufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Rhyme of the War.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A Rhyme of the War.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
which person or people
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
WidowedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪdoʊd/
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading TO EVERY SOUTHERN WOMAN, WHO HAS BEEN Widowed by the War, I DEDICATE THIS RHYME, PUBLISHED DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND NOW RE-PRODUCED--AS A Faint Memorial of Sufferings, OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO FORGETFULNESS.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by KELLY & PIET, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Maryland.
