Chapter I

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From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

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

From this reading _Many of the letters appearing in this volume were printed in a syndicate of newspapers in the early months of 1906.

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

From this reading _Many of the letters appearing in this volume were printed in a syndicate of newspapers in the early months of 1906.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

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

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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

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formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

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

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in or near a particular place or position

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the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

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

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the past participle of “be”

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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

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a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

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

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female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading Did you ever see a stock broker on a stock farm, or a cow puncher at the Waldorf?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did you ever see a stock broker on a stock farm, or a cow puncher at the Waldorf?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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owed and payable immediately or on demand

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

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at any time

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all the members of a group, with none left out

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plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

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be a farmer; work as a farmer

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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

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formed or united into a whole

From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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the literary culture

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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

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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

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someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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From this reading McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

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a form of address for a man

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plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

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have ownership or possession of

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From this reading McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

past form of “print” — put into print

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(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

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a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

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anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

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free from danger or the risk of harm

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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put into a certain place or abstract location

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the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

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a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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

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

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the act of using

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a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

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

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at the time that

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

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in the company of; together with

From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.

the person or people being spoken to

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