Chapter VI

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

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

possessive form of “africa” — the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

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

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

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

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

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

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

form a curve

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

plural of “billow” — a large sea wave

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

usually; as a rule

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

great merriment

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

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

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

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

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

a quantity that is added

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

put or introduce into something

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

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 Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

by chance

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

literature in metrical form

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

a formal public statement

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

the state of being under the control of another person

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

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

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

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

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Forced from home and all its pleasures, Africa’s coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger’s treasures O’er the raging billows borne.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

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

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

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From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading They apply with such force and truth to that self-same blood-red crime as carried on by the United States that they are worthy of being committed to memory by every true lover of poetry in the English language throughout the world.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _The Negro’s Complaint—John Brown’s Raid—The Secession of the Southern States—Battle of Milliken’s Bend—Battle at Fort Hudson—The Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on this Nation and the Entire Christian World._ As my indulgent readers would perhaps like to know the lines of "The Negro’s Complaint," which were sung so beautifully by the campaign glee club that night at the great meeting at Buffalo, I will here insert them.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading They were written by the Honorable William Cowper, of England, and directed against British slavery in the West Indies, and the slave trade generally.