1848
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From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aflameadjectiveUS /əˈfleɪm/
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
brought into existence
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
confined by bonds
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
capitalsnounUS /ˈkæpətəlz/
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
electrotyped
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From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
https
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From this reading See https://
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
Knopf
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From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Lindenmeyr
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ManufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
march in a procession
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
MCMXXII
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Norwood
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Plimpton
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exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame.
Tawborough
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From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Vail-Ballou
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Warren'snounUS /ˈwɔːrənz/
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Manufactured in the United States of America I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It seems to have been a great year in the history books.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York Alfred A. Knopf MCMXXII Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Paper (Warren's) furnished by Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons, New York, N. Y. Bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
