Chapter XIX

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From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

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

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

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

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

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From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

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

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

immediately past

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

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 _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

a state in New England

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

provide commentary for a film, for example

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

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From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

win approval or support for

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

a formal public statement

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

filled with bewilderment

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

except for; apart from

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

third-person singular of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

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

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

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From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

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 I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _The Emancipation Proclamation--The Way to Get Richmond--Splitting the Union--The Major Tells a Story about Splitting--The President Gets Indignant--Seizes the Boot-Jack--The Major Pacifies Him--A Dream--The Major Returns to Downingville._ DOWNINGVILLE, State of Maine, February 4th, 1863.

at the time that

From this reading Wal, I'll have to narrate the hull story:--You know the last letter I rit you was jest afore the first of Jinewary, when the Kernel had promised to issoo his Free Nigger Proclamashin.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.

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

From this reading I was allers teetotally down on it, an I thought I should persuade him out of it, an tharby save the great disgrace an stane it would be on our country.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _To the Editers of The Cawcashin:_ Surs:--I expect you have bin kinder puzzled to know why you ain't heered from me in so long a time.

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From this reading I expect you'll wonder, too, why my letter is dated Downingville instead of Washington.