Chapter I

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

-ing form of “address” — speak to

From this reading “I’m ready,” she drawled, addressing her cousin.

equally

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

with appreciation; in a grateful manner

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

Bound written or printed works.

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showing who or what does the action

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “I’m ready,” she drawled, addressing her cousin.

plural of “deprivation” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out

From this reading “I’m ready,” she drawled, addressing her cousin.

half the width of an em

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

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having an illustrious reputation; respected

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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From this reading “I’m ready,” she drawled, addressing her cousin.

a state in the Rocky Mountains

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

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

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a female domestic

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

above and across; more than

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

one who loves and defends his or her country

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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plural of “rap” — a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading “I’m ready,” she drawled, addressing her cousin.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

be seated

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a very small spot

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

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

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

the act of dressing and preparing yourself

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

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

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

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

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

at the time that

From this reading She felt her toilette to be extremely distinguished when war deprivations were taken into account.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Authors of “A Maid of ’76,” “Polly Trotter, Patriot,” etc. Three short raps upon the window pane A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy and the Union Young Stanchfield struggled to sit up “Dorothea met a Union officer in Coulter Woods” NEWS FROM THE NORTH Corinne twisted and turned before the mirror over the console table, flicked a speck of powder from her sacque and stood back to regard herself appreciatively.