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Poems of American History

Chapter XIII

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_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537
_The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!
MY CAPTAIN!
Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry
Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret
Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550
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Poems of American History

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Poems of American History is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537
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_The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!
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MY CAPTAIN!
/maɪ ˈkæptən/
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Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry
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Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret
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Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
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549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

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alabama noun US /ˌæləˈbæmə/

a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading “_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537”

Buchanan noun US /bjuːˈkænən/

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

From this reading “_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537”

cannon's noun US /ˈkænənz/

possessive form of “cannon” — a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading “_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537”

commemoration noun US /kəˌmemərˈeɪʃən/

a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

From this reading “549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550”

cushing noun US /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/

United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

From this reading “_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537”

Farragut noun US /ˈferəɡət/

United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)

From this reading “_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537”

Harte noun US /hɑːrt/

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

From this reading “Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore”

Weir noun US /wiːr/

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

From this reading “_Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537”

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DRIVING HOME adjective + noun

In this reading “549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550”

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525

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

526

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

527

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

528

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

529

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

530

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

535

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

537

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

538

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

539

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

540

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

542

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

543

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

545

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

546

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

547

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

548

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

549

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From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

550

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From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

ABRAHAMnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

Abram

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

ACCEPTATIONnoun

acceptance as true or valid

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Adeline

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

ALABAMAnounUS /ˌæləˈbæmə/

a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

ALBEMARLE

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Alston

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

ARMSnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

ARMYnounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

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

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

BANNERnounUS /ˈbænər/

long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

BAYnounUS /beɪ/

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

BellnounUS /bel/

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Blynth

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Bret

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Brownell

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Bryant

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

BuchanannounUS /bjuːˈkænən/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

CANNON'SnounUS /ˈkænənz/

possessive form of “cannon” — a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading _The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!

Cary

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

COMESnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

COMMEMORATIONnounUS /kəˌmemərˈeɪʃən/

a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

CONQUEREDverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/

past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

COWSnounUS /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

CRAVENadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪvən/

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Cullen

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

CUSHINGnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/

United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

DAVISnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

DEADadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

DREAMINGnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

DRIVINGadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

EAGLEnounUS /ˈiːɡəl/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Edmund

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

FarragutnounUS /ˈferəɡət/

United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

FIGHTverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

FIREverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Gilmore

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

GRANDadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

HartenounUS /hɑːrt/

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

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

HARVARDnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/

a university in Massachusetts

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

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 _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

HowenounUS /haʊ/

United States editor (1920-1993)

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

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 _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

JEFFERSONnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Jeffrey

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

JOHNNYnounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Julia

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

Junkin

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Kate

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From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

KEARSARGE

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

LANDnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

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 _The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!

LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/

United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

MARCHINGnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Margaret

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

MartyrnounUS /ˈmɑːrtər/

one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading _The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!

Maurice

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Meriwether

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/

English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

MOBILEadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊbəl/

migratory

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

MOUTHnounUS /maʊθ/

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY CAPTAIN!

Newbolt

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading _The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!

ODEnounUS /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Osgood

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From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

PARDONverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

PARRICIDEnoun

someone who kills his or her parent

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

PatricknounUS /ˈpætrɪk/

Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

PeacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Piatt

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading _The Martyr President_ LINCOLN, S. Weir Mitchell 537 O CAPTAIN!

Preston

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Putnam

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From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

ReadverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

RECITEDverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/

past form of “recite” — recite in elocution

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

REVIEWnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

Richard

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

Roche

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Rowland

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/

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

From this reading 549 DRIVING HOME THE COWS, Kate Putnam Osgood 550 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION, James Russell Lowell 550

Ryan

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

SnounUS /es/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

Sarsfield

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From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

SECONDnounUS /ˈsekənd/

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

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

SillnounUS /sɪl/

structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

STACKnounUS /stæk/

an orderly pile

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Stedman

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

Stoddard

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From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

THROUGHprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Tuckey

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

VULTUREnounUS /ˈvʌltʃər/

any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

WalkernounUS /ˈwɔːkər/

New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

Walt

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From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

WardnounUS /wɔːrd/

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

WEpronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

WeirnounUS /wiːr/

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

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

WHENconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Stoddard 540 PARRICIDE, Julia Ward Howe 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tom Taylor 543 _Peace_ "STACK ARMS," Joseph Blynth Alston 545 JEFFERSON DAVIS, Walker Meriwether Bell 545 IN THE LAND WHERE WE WERE DREAMING, Daniel B. Lucas 546 ACCEPTATION, Margaret

WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading Walt Whitman 537 THE DEAD PRESIDENT, Edward Rowland Sill 538 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Edmund Clarence Stedman 538 PARDON, Julia Ward Howe 539 THE DEAR PRESIDENT, John James Piatt 539 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, William Cullen Bryant 540 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Richard Henry

WhitneynounUS /ˈwɪtni/

United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)

From this reading Junkin Preston 547 THE CONQUERED BANNER, Abram J. Ryan 547 PEACE, Adeline D. T. Whitney 547 PEACE, Phoebe Cary 548 A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY, Bret Harte 548 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

William

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From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

WinslownounUS /ˈwɪnzloʊ/

English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)

From this reading _Winslow and Farragut_ THE EAGLE AND VULTURE, Thomas Buchanan Read 525 KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA, Unknown 526 KEARSARGE, S. Weir Mitchell 526 THE ALABAMA, Maurice Bell 527 CRAVEN, Henry Newbolt 527 FARRAGUT, William Tuckey Meredith 528 THROUGH FIRE IN MOBILE BAY, Unknown 529 THE BAY FIGHT, Henry Howard Brownell 530 "ALBEMARLE" CUSHING, James Jeffrey Roche 535 AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH, Herman Melville 537

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