329
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
330
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
331
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
332
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
334
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
335
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
337
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
338
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
339
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
340
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
341
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
342
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
343
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
345
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
346
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
347
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
348
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
349
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
351
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
353
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
354
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
355
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
357
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
358
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
360
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From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
361
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From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
362
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From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
363
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From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
364
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
366
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
368
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
369
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
370
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From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
371
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From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
372
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From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
374
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From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
AARONnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
AdministrationsnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “administration” — a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
ALAMOnounUS /ˈæləmoʊ/
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
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 _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
ANGELSnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
APPLESEED
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
weapons considered collectively
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Barlow
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
BIGLOW
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From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
BIVOUACnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
BLENNERHASSETT'S
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Brainard
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
BRAVOnounUS /ˈbrɑːvoʊ/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
BuchanannounUS /bjuːˈkænən/
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
BUENA
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
BUNKERnounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
BURRnounUS /bɜːr/
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
Butterworth
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
CALIFORNIAnounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
CHAPULTEPECnoun
a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
COMMODOREnounUS /ˈkɑːmədɔːr/
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
CONCORDnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
CORNER-STONE
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
CRISISnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
Cuyler
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
DEFEATnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
DEFENCEnounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
DISCOVERIESnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
the act of discovering something
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
DRAKEnounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Dunn
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
Edna
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
EMIGRATIONnounUS /ˌeməˈɡreɪʃən/
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
FAYETTE
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Fenno
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From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
FILSON
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Fitz-Greene
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
FORTY-NINEadjective
being nine more than forty
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
FOUNDERSnounUS /ˈfaʊndərz/
plural of “founder” — inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
FRANCISCO
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
Freneau
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
FRÉMONT
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
FÉ
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
GALBRAITHnounUS /ˈɡælbreɪθ/
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Gallagher
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
shoot down, of birds
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Greenleaf
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
GreenwoodnounUS /ˈɡriːnwʊd/
woodlands in full leaf
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Haines
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From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
Halleck
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
HarrisonnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
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 _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
HESPERUSnoun
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Hezekiahnoun
(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
HoffmannounUS /ˈhɔːfmən/
United States sculptor (1887-1966)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
HOSEAnounUS /hoʊˈsiːə/
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hosmer
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
Huntley
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
HuttonnounUS /ˈhʌtən/
English cricketer (1916-1990)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
HYMNnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
ILLUMINATIONnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
IRONSIDESnounUS /ˈaɪərnsaɪdz/
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
JACINTO
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
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 War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
JEFFERSONnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Jeffrey
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
Joaquin
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
“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 West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
LAMENTverbUS /ləˈment/
express grief verbally
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
LEWISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Lummis
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
Lytle
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From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
MadisonnounUS /ˈmædəsən/
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
the force of workers available
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
MEXICANnounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
MILAM
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
MILLverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
MONTEREYnounUS /ˌmɑːntərˈeɪ/
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
MONUMENTnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
MOTHERSnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
a form of address for a man
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
MUSKINGUM
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Nathaniel
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
O'HaranounUS /oʊˈherə/
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
OHIOnounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
OLIVERnounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
OREGONnounUS /ˈɔːrəɡən/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
PERRYnounUS /ˈperi/
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Pierpont
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
PikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
ProctornounUS /ˈprɑːktər/
someone who supervises (an examination)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
Ralph
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Richard
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
RIOnounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
ROBINSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
Roche
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
RODMAN
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
Safford
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
SAINCLAIRE'S
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
SAN
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
SANTAnounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Scollard
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From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
SETTLERnounUS /ˈsetələr/
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
SIEGEnounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
Sigourney
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
SPEAKSverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
TEXASnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Theodore
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From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
THEODOSIA
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
TIPPECANOE
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From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
TOMBnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
TREASONnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
the act of testing something
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
not known
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
VALORnounUS /ˈvælər/
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
Venable
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
VICTORnounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading HOSEA BIGLOW SPEAKS, James Russell Lowell 360 THE GUNS IN THE GRASS, Thomas Frost 361 RIO BRAVO--A MEXICAN LAMENT, Charles Fenno Hoffman 362 TO ARMS, Park Benjamin 363 MONTEREY, Charles Fenno Hoffman 363 VICTOR GALBRAITH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
VICTORIESnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
VISTAnounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
VOLUNTEERSnounUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrz/
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading English 370 THE SIEGE OF CHAPULTEPEC, William Haines Lytle 371 ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO, Grace Greenwood 371 THE CRISIS, John Greenleaf Whittier 372 THE VOLUNTEERS, William Haines Lytle 374
Wadsworth
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Waldo
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
Wendell
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
Wentworth
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
WhartonnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 364 BUENA VISTA, Albert Pike 364 THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA, John Greenleaf Whittier 366 THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD, Theodore O'Hara 368 WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS, James Russell Lowell 369 BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL, Thomas Dunn
a Caucasian
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
WHITMAN'SnounUS /ˈwɪtmənz/
possessive form of “whitman” — United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Unknown 339 THE TOMB OF THE BRAVE, Joseph Hutton 339 SA-CÁ-GA-WE-A, Edna Dean Proctor 340 ON THE DISCOVERIES OF CAPTAIN LEWIS, Joel Barlow 341 WHITMAN'S RIDE FOR OREGON, Hezekiah Butterworth 342 DISCOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, Richard Edward White 343 JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT, Charles F. Lummis 345 "THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE," Unknown 345 THE OLD SANTA FÉ TRAIL, Richard Burton 346 CALIFORNIA, Lydia Huntley Sigourney 346
WhittiernounUS /ˈwɪtiər/
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
William
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From this reading _The West_ THE SETTLER, Alfred B. Street 329 THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST, William Davis Gallagher 330 ON THE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, Philip Freneau 331 JOHN FILSON, William Henry Venable 331 SAINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT, Unknown 332 JOHNNY APPLESEED, William Henry Venable 334 THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO, William Henry Venable 335 BLENNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, Thomas Buchanan Read 335 THE BATTLE OF MUSKINGUM, William Harrison Safford 337 TO AARON BURR, UNDER TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON, Sarah Wentworth Morton 338 THE
Williamson
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From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
WillisnounUS /ˈwɪlɪs/
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The War with Mexico_ THE VALOR OF BEN MILAM, Clinton Scollard 354 BEN MILAM, William H. Wharton 355 THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, James Jeffrey Roche 355 THE DEFENCE OF THE ALAMO, Joaquin Miller 357 THE FIGHT AT SAN JACINTO, John Williamson Palmer 357 SONG OF TEXAS, William Henry Cuyler Hosmer 358 TEXAS, John Greenleaf Whittier 358 MR.
WRECKnounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading _Through Five Administrations_ THEODOSIA BURR, John Williamson Palmer 346 ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY, John G. C. Brainard 347 ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, Fitz-Greene Halleck 348 ON LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, John Pierpont 348 LA FAYETTE, Dolly Madison 349 THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON, Hezekiah Butterworth 349 OLD IRONSIDES, Oliver Wendell Holmes 351 CONCORD HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 351 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 351 OLD TIPPECANOE, Unknown 353 THE DEATH OF HARRISON, Nathaniel Parker Willis 353
