1840
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From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
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From this reading 267-288 INTRODUCTION.
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From this reading 267-288 INTRODUCTION.
31st
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From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
not being in a specified place
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
AlarmingadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
battlingverbUS /ˈbætəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
Baxter
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From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
brought into existence
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
camp-life
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From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
CarsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
CellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
ClothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
dearly loved
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
DemocraticadjectiveUS /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
DiggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
endurancenounUS /ˈendərəns/
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
at any time
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
exciteverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪt/
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
a social unit living together
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
InquisitionnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
InterferencenounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
INTRODUCTIONnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading 267-288 INTRODUCTION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
loyaladjectiveUS /ˈlɔɪəl/
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
engage in
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
march in a procession
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
MedalsnounUS /ˈmedəlz/
plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
Miller'snounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
minutest
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From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
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 The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
plural of “page” — 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 The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
ParoledverbUS /pərˈoʊld/
past form of “parole” — release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
PestilencenounUS /ˈpestələns/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
PITTENGER
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From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
PromotionnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃən/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
Rowdyismnoun
rowdy behavior
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
SatanicadjectiveUS /səˈtænɪk/
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
plural of “story” — 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
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
StrategynounUS /ˈstrætədʒi/
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
a state of acute pain
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
Torch-light
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From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
VictoriesnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
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
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While our absent brothers are battling on the field, it is becoming that the friends at home should be eager for the minutest particulars of the camp-life, courage and endurance of the dear boys far away; for to the loyal lover of his country every soldier is a brother.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The narrative related on the following pages is one of extraordinary "daring and suffering," and will excite an interest in the public mind such as has rarely, if ever, arisen from any personal adventures recorded on the page of history.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM PITTENGER, the oldest of a numerous family, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 31st, 1840.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
YankeenounUS /ˈjæŋki/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Letter sent Home--Alarming Pestilence--Our Quarters Changed--Rowdyism--Fairy Stories--Judge Baxter--Satanic Strategy--Miller's History--An Exchange with a Dead Man--Effect of Democratic Victories--Attempt to Make us Work--Digging out of a Cell--Worse than the Inquisition--Unexpected Interference--List from "Yankee Land"--Clothing Stolen--Paroled--A Night of Joy--Torch-light March--On the Cars--The Boat--Reach Washington--Receive Medals, Money, and Promotion--Home.
