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Chapter XI

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_The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,
Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,
John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons
Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF
ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,
Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497
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Poems of American History

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 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 Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,
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Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,
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John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons
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Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF
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ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,
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Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

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Army's noun US /ˈɑːrmiz/

possessive form of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading “John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons”

Buchanan noun US /bjuːˈkænən/

15th President of the United States (1791-1868)

From this reading “_The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,”

butler's noun US /ˈbʌtlərz/

possessive form of “butler” — a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading “Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,”

gettysburg noun US /ˈɡetizbərɡ/

a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery

From this reading “ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,”

hooker's noun US /ˈhʊkərz/

possessive form of “hooker” — United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

From this reading “John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons”

jackson's noun US /ˈdʒæksənz/

possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons”

merrimack noun US /ˈmerɪmæk/

a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean

From this reading “_The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,”

stonewall verb US /ˈstoʊnwɔːl/

obstruct or hinder any discussion

From this reading “John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

HIGH TIDE adjective + noun

the tide when the water is highest

In this reading “ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,”

ON BOARD preposition + noun

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

In this reading “_The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,”

UNDER THE SHADE preposition + article + noun counted as “under … shade”

In this reading “Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF”

WENT DOWN verb + adjective counted as “go down”

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “_The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,”

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461

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

462

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

463

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

464

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

466

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

467

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

468

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

472

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

474

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

475

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

476

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

477

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

478

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

480

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

481

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

482

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

483

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

484

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

485

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

486

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

487

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

488

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

489

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

491

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

492

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

493

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

494

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

496

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

497

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Army'snounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/

possessive form of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

ASTRÆA

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

ATTACKnounUS /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

BATTLE-FIELD

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

BayardnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/

French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

BELLEnounUS /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

BOARDnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Boker

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

BOSTONnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Bret

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

BRIGADEnounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/

army unit smaller than a division

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Brownell

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

BuchanannounUS /bjuːˈkænən/

15th President of the United States (1791-1868)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

BURNSnounUS /bɜːrnz/

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

BUTLER'SnounUS /ˈbʌtlərz/

possessive form of “butler” — a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

CampaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

CAPITOLnounUS /ˈkæpɪtəl/

a building occupied by a state legislature

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Cary

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Cawein

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

CHARGEverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

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

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

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

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/

wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

CoastnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/

a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

CRUISEverbUS /kruːz/

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

CUMBERLANDnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

DAUGHTERnounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

DEO

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

DEVICEnounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

DRAFTnounUS /dræft/

a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

DYINGadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Edmund

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

EmancipationnounUS /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/

United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Fenimore

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

FIGHTverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

FlashverbUS /flæʃ/

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

FRÉMONT

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

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 Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

GETTYSBURGnounUS /ˈɡetizbərɡ/

a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

Greenleaf

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

HartenounUS /hɑːrt/

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

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

Hayne

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

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 _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

HIGHadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

HOOKER'SnounUS /ˈhʊkərz/

possessive form of “hooker” — United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

HOW

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

HYMNnounUS /hɪm/

a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Ina

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

ISHMAELnounUS /ˈɪʃmil/

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

JACKSONnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

JACKSON'SnounUS /ˈdʒæksənz/

possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

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 John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

Jeffrey

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Junkin

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Kay

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

KEENAN'S

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

KENTUCKYnounUS /kənˈtʌki/

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

KILPATRICK

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

KNOWverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Lanier

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Larcom

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Lathrop

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

LAUS

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

LINCOLNnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

LloydnounUS /lɔɪd/

United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/

United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Lynden

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

MadisonnounUS /ˈmædəsən/

4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

Manville

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Margaret

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Marion

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/

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

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

MERRIMACKnounUS /ˈmerɪmæk/

a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Mifflin

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/

English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

MONITORverbUS /ˈmɑːnətər/

keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

MOSBY

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

MUMFORD

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

ORLEANSnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/

a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/

United States golfer (born in 1929)

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

ParsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/

United States sociologist (1902-1979)

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

PaulnounUS /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

PELHAMnounUS /ˈpeləm/

a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

PORTnounUS /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

PorternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Preston

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From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

PROCLAMATIONnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/

a formal public statement

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Ralph

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Randall

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

ReadverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

READYadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

REGIMENTverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

RIDINGnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

RIOTnounUS /ˈraɪət/

a public act of violence by an unruly mob

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Roche

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From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

ROYALadjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Ryder

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Scollard

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

SHADEnounUS /ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/

English poet (1554-1586)

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

SINKINGnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

SIRnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

Stedman

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

STONEWALLverbUS /ˈstoʊnwɔːl/

obstruct or hinder any discussion

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

SURRENDERnounUS /sərˈendər/

acceptance of despair

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

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

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/

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

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

TIDEnounUS /taɪd/

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

TREASON'S

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

TREESnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

TURTLEnounUS /ˈtɜːrtəl/

a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

VARUNAnoun

in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world

From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

Wadsworth

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From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Waldo

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From this reading Lucy Larcom 468 THE RIVER FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 468 THE BALLAD OF NEW ORLEANS, George Henry Boker 472 THE VARUNA, George Henry Boker 474 THE SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS, Marion Manville 475 MUMFORD, Ina M. Porter 476 BUTLER'S PROCLAMATION, Paul Hamilton Hayne 476 _Emancipation_ TO JOHN C. FRÉMONT, John Greenleaf Whittier 477 ASTRÆA AT THE CAPITOL, John Greenleaf Whittier 478 BOSTON HYMN, Ralph Waldo Emerson 478 THE PROCLAMATION, John Greenleaf Whittier 480 TREASON'S LAST DEVICE, Edmund Clarence Stedman 480 LAUS DEO,

WAYnounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

WeirnounUS /wiːr/

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

WENTverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

WhittiernounUS /ˈwɪtiər/

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

From this reading _The Coast and the River_ AT PORT ROYAL, John Greenleaf Whittier 461 READY, Phoebe Cary 461 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, Clinton Scollard 462 THE TURTLE, Unknown 462 THE ATTACK, Thomas Buchanan Read 463 THE CUMBERLAND, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 464 ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, George Henry Boker 464 THE CUMBERLAND, Herman Melville 466 HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN, S. Weir Mitchell 466 THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, George Henry Boker 467 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMACK,

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

Williamson

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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier 481 _The "Grand Army's" Second Campaign_ MOSBY AT HAMILTON, Madison Cawein 482 JOHN PELHAM, James Ryder Randall 482 HOOKER'S ACROSS, George Henry Boker 483 STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY, John Williamson Palmer 483 KEENAN'S CHARGE, George Parsons

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading ISHMAEL DAY, Unknown 487 RIDING WITH KILPATRICK, Clinton Scollard 488 GETTYSBURG, Edmund Clarence Stedman 489 THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG, Will Henry Thompson 491 GETTYSBURG, James Jeffrey Roche 492 THE BATTLE-FIELD, Lloyd Mifflin 492 JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG,

Woolson

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From this reading Bret Harte 493 KENTUCKY BELLE, Constance Fenimore Woolson 494 THE DRAFT RIOT, Charles de Kay 496 LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, Bayard Taylor 497

WORDSnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Lathrop 484 "THE BRIGADE MUST NOT KNOW, SIR," Unknown 485 STONEWALL JACKSON, Henry Lynden Flash 486 THE DYING WORDS OF STONEWALL JACKSON, Sidney Lanier 486 UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES, Margaret Junkin Preston 486 THE BALLAD OF

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