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_The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman
Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT
FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451
THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY
JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John
Greenleaf Whittier 460
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Poems of American History

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Poems of American History is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman
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Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT
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FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451
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THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY
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JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John
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Greenleaf Whittier 460

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Beers noun US /bɪrz/

plural of “beer” — a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading “_The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman”

Cornwallis noun US /kɔːrnˈwɔːləs/

commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

From this reading “JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John”

fredericksburg noun US /ˈfredrɪksbərɡ/

a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River

From this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

Gibbons noun US /ˈɡɪbɪnz/

plural of “gibbon” — English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)

From this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

Orrery noun US /ˈɔːrəri/

planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock

From this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

reveille noun US /ˈrevəliː/

(military) signal to wake up

From this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

virginia's noun US /vərˈdʒɪnjəz/

possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

washers noun US /ˈwɑːʃərz/

plural of “washer” — someone who washes things for a living

From this reading “FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451”

Word partnerships in these lines

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CIVIL WAR adjective + noun

a war between factions in the same country

In this reading “_The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman”

HUNDRED THOUSAND noun + noun

the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten

In this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

THREE HUNDRED noun + noun

being one hundred more than two hundred

In this reading “Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT”

AT SEVEN preposition + noun

In this reading “_The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman”

in the West preposition + article + noun counted as “in … west”

In this reading “FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451”

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1862

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

432

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

433

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

434

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

435

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

436

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

437

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

438

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

439

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

440

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

441

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

442

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

443

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

444

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

445

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

446

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

447

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

449

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

450

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

451

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

453

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

454

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

455

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

456

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

457

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

458

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

459

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

460

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ALBERTnounUS /ˈælbərt/

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Aldrich

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

Annie

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

ANTIETAM

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

ArmynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ASHBY

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

AUTUMNnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

BARBARA

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

BEAUREGARD

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

BeersnounUS /bɪrz/

plural of “beer” — a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

BEYONDprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Boker

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

BoylenounUS /bɔɪl/

United States writer (1902-1992)

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

Bret

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

BRITTAN

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Brownell

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

Brownlee

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

BURIALnounUS /ˈberiəl/

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

CEDARnounUS /ˈsiːdər/

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

CHARGEverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

CIVILadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

CORINTHnounUS /ˈkɔːrənθ/

the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens

From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

Cornelius

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

CornwallisnounUS /kɔːrnˈwɔːləs/

commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

CROSSINGnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

traveling across

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Cullen

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/

a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

DIRGEnounUS /dɜːrdʒ/

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

DRUMMERnounUS /ˈdrʌmər/

someone who plays a drum

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

Dunn

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

EAGLEnounUS /ˈiːɡəl/

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

Edmund

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

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 _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Ethel

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

FieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

FIGHTINGnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

FlashverbUS /flæʃ/

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Forceythe

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

FORDnounUS /fɔːrd/

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Francis

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

FREDERICKSBURGnounUS /ˈfredrɪksbərɡ/

a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

FRIETCHIE

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

GALLANTadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

GEORGEnounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

GibbonsnounUS /ˈɡɪbɪnz/

plural of “gibbon” — English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

GIFFEN

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Greenleaf

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

HANDnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

HartenounUS /hɑːrt/

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Hayne

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

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 Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

HILLnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

HOW

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

HUNDREDnounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

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 Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

JOE

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

JOHNSTONnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnstən/

Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Junkin

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Kate

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

KEARNY

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Kinahan

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

LATANÉ

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Lathrop

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

LEFTnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

Lynden

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Lynn

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

LYONnounUS /ˈlaɪən/

a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

MALVERN

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

MANASSAS

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Margaret

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

MARTHY

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

MCCLELLAN

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/

United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

MESSAGEnounUS /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

MOUNTAINnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

MURFREESBORO

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

O'Reilly

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

OrrerynounUS /ˈɔːrəri/

planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

ParsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/

United States sociologist (1902-1979)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

PaulnounUS /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Peterson

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Phelps

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

PICKET-GUARD

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

PINESnounUS /paɪnz/

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

PotomacnounUS /pəˈtoʊmək/

a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Preston

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

REVEILLEnounUS /ˈrevəliː/

(military) signal to wake up

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Richard

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

SEVENnounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Shanly

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

SherwoodnounUS /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/

United States playwright (1896-1955)

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

SHROUDverbUS /ʃraʊd/

cover as if with a shroud

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

SIDNEYnounUS /ˈsɪdni/

English poet (1554-1586)

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Sloan

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

SOLDIERnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

SOMERSETnounUS /ˈsʌmərset/

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

Stedman

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From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

StevensonnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/

Scottish author (1850-1894)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Stoddard

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From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

TARDYadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːrdi/

after the expected or usual time; delayed

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/

United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

THOUSANDnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

THREEnounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Ticknor

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From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

TOOKverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

VICTORnounUS /ˈvɪktər/

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

VIRGINIA'SnounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjəz/

possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

WANTEDadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

WARnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _The Grand Army of the Potomac_ CIVIL WAR, Charles Dawson Shanly 432 THE PICKET-GUARD, Ethel Lynn Beers 433 TARDY GEORGE, Unknown 433 HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, Unknown 434 WANTED--A MAN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 435 THE GALLANT FIGHTING "JOE," James Stevenson 436 KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES, Edmund Clarence Stedman 437 THE BURIAL OF LATANÉ, John R. Thompson 437 THE CHARGE BY THE FORD, Thomas Dunn English 438 DIRGE FOR ASHBY, Margaret Junkin Preston 439 MALVERN HILL, Herman

Warfield

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From this reading JOHNSTON, Francis Orrery Ticknor 457 BEAUREGARD, Mrs. C. A. Warfield 457 THE EAGLE OF CORINTH, Henry Howard Brownell 458 THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO, Kinahan Cornwallis 459 LITTLE GIFFEN, Francis Orrery Ticknor 460 THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862, John

WASHERSnounUS /ˈwɑːʃərz/

plural of “washer” — someone who washes things for a living

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

WestnounUS /west/

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading FREDERICKSBURG, John Boyle O'Reilly 447 FREDERICKSBURG, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 BY THE POTOMAC, Thomas Bailey Aldrich 449 THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, James Russell Lowell 450 _The War in the West_ THE LITTLE DRUMMER, Richard Henry Stoddard 451

WhittiernounUS /ˈwɪtiər/

United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)

From this reading Melville 439 A MESSAGE, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 440 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE, James Sloan Gibbons 440 CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Annie Fields 441 "OUR LEFT," Francis Orrery Ticknor 441 DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER, George Henry Boker 442 THE REVEILLE, Bret Harte 442 BEYOND THE POTOMAC, Paul Hamilton Hayne 443 BARBARA FRIETCHIE, John Greenleaf Whittier 444 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND, George Parsons Lathrop 445 THE VICTOR OF ANTIETAM, Herman Melville 445 THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG, George Henry Boker 446 AT

Willson

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

ZAGONYI

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

ZOLLICOFFER

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From this reading THE DEATH OF LYON, Henry Peterson 453 ZAGONYI, George Henry Boker 453 BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Cornelius C. Cullen 454 ZOLLICOFFER, Henry Lynden Flash 454 BOY BRITTAN, Forceythe Willson 455 ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Kate Brownlee Sherwood 456 ALBERT SIDNEY

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Poems of American History

Common questions about reading Poems of American History by Burton Egbert [Editor] Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Poems of American History?

Yes. All 19183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47476 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Poems of American History is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #47476, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Poems of American History take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3837 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Poems of American History section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Poems of American History

Words and structures a reader meets early in Poems of American History, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Dutch
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of American History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Amsterdam
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of American History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Henry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of American History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hudson's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of American History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.