used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
BUCHANANnounUS /bjuːˈkænən/
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading By Thomas BUCHANAN READ.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Thomas BUCHANAN READ.
CapturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
ConservativeadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
Convalescents
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From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
Darkey's
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From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
freemennounUS /ˈfriːmen/
plural of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
GravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
HAMLETnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading HAMLET--Swear on my sword.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
how
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From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
inspiresverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrz/
third-person singular of “inspire” — heighten or intensify
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
Lovie
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From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
Murfreesboro
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From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HAMLET--Swear on my sword.
NashvillenounUS /ˈnæʃvɪl/
capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HAMLET--Swear on my sword.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading By Thomas BUCHANAN READ.
Shakspeare
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From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
stifleverbUS /ˈstaɪfəl/
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading HAMLET--Swear on my sword.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading HAMLET--Swear on my sword.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading By Thomas BUCHANAN READ.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
YankeesnounUS /ˈjæŋkiz/
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading The Oath -- A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees -- Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys -- Trip from Murfreesboro to Louisville -- Nashville Convalescents -- A Death in the Hospital -- Henry Lovie Captured.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading GHOST (below)--_Swear!_--[_Shakspeare._ Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires?
