Chapter XI

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From this reading WASHINGTON, July 21, 1862.

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From this reading WASHINGTON, July 21, 1862.

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

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

(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 He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

cleanse the entire body

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

a difficult problem

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

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From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

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From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

informal term for information

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

the act of departing

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

possessive form of “harrison” — English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

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

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

be the source of pain

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

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

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading WASHINGTON, July 21, 1862.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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 He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

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From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

not any; not one

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

no person; not anyone

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

an organization to gain political power

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

the place where some action occurs

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

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

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

soldiers collectively

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Wal, here I am back agin to Washington.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading _The Major Returns to Washington--Things Get Mixed Up--Lincoln and the Panther--Splittin Rails and the Union--The Major and the President Visit Gen. McClellan's Army--Going up James River--Alarm of the Rebels--Exciting Scene on Board the Boat--Nobody Hurt--The President Reviews the Troops at Harrison's Landing--The Return Trip--The President and Party Bathe in the Potomac--Almost a Catastrophe--The Major's Life-Preserver--The Moral of it--The President Proposes a Conundrum._

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

From this reading He sed that the bars were all down since I left, and that the cattle, an hosses, an hogs, an sheep, an mules, were all mixed up together.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I didn't expect to cum on before fall, at eny rate, but I got a letter from Linkin, tellin me he couldn't do without me, no how.