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
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
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,
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,
(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
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,
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,
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
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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
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,
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
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,
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
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
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
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
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,
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
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
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
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
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