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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
1861
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
1913
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From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
1920
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
1921
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From this reading Published September, 1921.
2
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
beguilingadjectiveUS /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
next to; at the side of
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
brought into existence
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
Campden
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
ChippingnounUS /ˈtʃɪpɪŋ/
the act of chipping something
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
an institution created to conduct business
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
Guiney
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
Imogen
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
IvesnounUS /aɪvz/
United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Ives Company New York, U. S. A.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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Louise
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From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
exert pressure or force to or upon
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published September, 1921.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Published September, 1921.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
starkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of Chipping Campden she had, in 1913, done, in a few strokes, a beguiling little picture comforting now to hang in the mind beside that stark record of her death:
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Boston on January 17, 1861, and died at Chipping Campden, England, on November 2, 1920.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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