10
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From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
20,000
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From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
3.50
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478
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From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
5
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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 Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
AbidesverbUS /əˈbaɪdz/
third-person singular of “abide” — dwell
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
AnniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
ArouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
Blaine
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
CellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
CharacteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Chatham
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
circulationnounUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪʃən/
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
CorridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
DespairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Dr
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From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
editionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
engrossingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
etc
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From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
FailuresnounUS /ˈfeɪljərz/
plural of “failure” — an act that fails
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a social unit living together
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
for a limitless time
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
FreedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
FrownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
FunknounUS /fʌŋk/
a state of nervous depression
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
GagenounUS /ɡeɪdʒ/
street names for marijuana
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
destroyed or killed
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Hon
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From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
improvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
IntercedeverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsiːd/
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
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 Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
immediately past
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Lyman
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From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
MatthewsnounUS /ˈmæθjuːz/
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the force of workers available
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
of an obscure nature
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Niblo
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
a brief written record
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
OpensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Others
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
for each
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
pricesnounUS /ˈpraɪsəz/
plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
prisonsnounUS /ˈprɪzənz/
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
R'snounUS /ɑːrz/
possessive form of “r” — a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
ReturnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
revisedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪzd/
improved or brought up to date
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
not in physical motion
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
subscribersnounUS /səbˈskraɪbərz/
plural of “subscriber” — someone who expresses strong approval
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
TenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
TrampsnounUS /træmpz/
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Twas
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
undergoingverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Warder's
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
be dressed in
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
at the time that
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
Won't
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From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
a late time of life
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.