1864
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From this reading 30, 1864.
30
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From this reading 30, 1864.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
agin
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From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
aint
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the Kernel got at me and begged I wouldn't think of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading But the Kernel got at me and begged I wouldn't think of it.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
cumnounUS /kʌm/
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
Dabook
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
Don't
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From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
Downingville
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From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
Editers
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
fashionabul
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
goin
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From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
death of a person
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
greenbacksnounUS /ˈɡriːnbæks/
plural of “greenback” — a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
How
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From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
I'm
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
I've
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
KernelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
From this reading But the Kernel got at me and begged I wouldn't think of it.
kinderadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndər/
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 Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
immediately past
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
LeaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
LeathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
LoyaladjectiveUS /ˈlɔɪəl/
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the Kernel got at me and begged I wouldn't think of it.
mebby
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
mitey
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From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
neithur
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
now-a-days
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
ralenoun
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
estrangement from god
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
spose
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
SURS
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From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
vowin
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From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
WASHINTON
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From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
a Caucasian
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading _The Major visits Parson Blair--The Loyal Leagues of the White House--A Wonderful Dream--The Grave of the Union--The President Don't Like It--About Leather--How the Capital Looks._ WASHINTON, Jan.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
wouldn't
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From this reading But the Kernel got at me and begged I wouldn't think of it.
writnounUS /rɪt/
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The rale truth is that after I writ you my last letter I got completely disgusted and cum mitey nigh goin back hum to Downingville, and vowin I would never return to this sink of sin agin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _To the Editers of The Dabook:_ SURS:--I spose your readers think I'm dead, or mebby they think I've run away with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kinder fashionabul now-a-days; but I aint in neithur fix.
