Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

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From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

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

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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading "Come aboard at once."

from one side of something to the other

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

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

in or near a particular place or position

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Author of "Across the Delaware," "At the Siege of Havana," "Life of John Paul Jones," "With Warren at Bunker Hill," etc., etc.

a hazard on a golf course

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the act of burning something

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

the savage and excessive killing of many people

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Come aboard at once."

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

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From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

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From this reading A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Author of "Across the Delaware," "At the Siege of Havana," "Life of John Paul Jones," "With Warren at Bunker Hill," etc., etc.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

start firing a weapon

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

an ornamental facade

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas

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detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

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

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

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

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afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

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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

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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

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light in a transparent protective case

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

a characteristic state or mode of living

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a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

on one occasion

From this reading "Come aboard at once."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

an artist who paints

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

go across or through

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United States feminist (1885-1977)

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past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

with speed

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

To recall to mind.

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

cut with a saw

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

the place where some action occurs

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"

hit with a missile from a weapon

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the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

in the near future

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

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

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push forcefully

From this reading Cried Darius 56 With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72 "I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

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plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

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

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the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

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United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 153 As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233 As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335 FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."

in the company of; together with

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belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading With six page illustrations By J. WATSON DAVIS Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece "Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!"