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Poems of American History

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Poems of American History is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610
HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace
Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622
THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT
SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637
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Poems of American History

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Poems of American History is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610
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HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace
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Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622
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THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT
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SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

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apostrophe noun US /əˈpɑːstrəfiː/

address to an absent or imaginary person

From this reading “_The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610”

armada noun US /ɑːrˈmɑːdə/

a large fleet

From this reading “SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637”

dewey noun US /ˈduːi/

United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)

From this reading “HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace”

Gilder noun US /ˈɡɪldər/

someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt

From this reading “_The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610”

Lansing noun US /ˈlænsɪŋ/

capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River

From this reading “THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT”

merrimac noun US /ˈmerɪmæk/

an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North

From this reading “THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT”

spain's noun US /speɪnz/

possessive form of “spain” — a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading “SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637”

wheeler's noun US /ˈwiːlərz/

possessive form of “wheeler” — Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)

From this reading “THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT”

Word partnerships in these lines

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

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

CUT THE CABLES verb + article + noun counted as “cut … cable”

In this reading “Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622”

ON THE EVE preposition + article + noun counted as “on … eve”

In this reading “HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace”

LAST WORD adjective + noun

the final statement in a verbal argument

In this reading “HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace”

RUSH OF verb + particle

In this reading “SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637”

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606

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

607

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

608

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

609

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

610

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

611

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

612

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

613

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

614

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

615

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

617

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

618

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

619

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

620

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

621

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

622

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

624

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

625

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

626

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

627

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

628

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

629

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

630

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

631

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

632

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

633

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

634

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

635

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

636

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

637

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

APOSTROPHEnounUS /əˈpɑːstrəfiː/

address to an absent or imaginary person

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

ARMADAnounUS /ɑːrˈmɑːdə/

a large fleet

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

BnounUS /biː/

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

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/

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

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

BATTLE-SONG

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

BAYnounUS /beɪ/

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

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

BLAIRnounUS /bler/

British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

BLOWverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

BRIGADEnounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/

army unit smaller than a division

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

BROOKLYNnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/

a borough of New York City

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

CABLESnounUS /ˈkeɪbəlz/

plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

CALLverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

Carleton

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Cawein

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

CHARGEverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

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

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

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

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Clarke

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/

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

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

COLORSnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

COLUMBIAnounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

COMRADESnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

CookenounUS /kʊk/

United States journalist (born in England in 1908)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

CRYverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

CUBAnounUS /ˈkjuːbə/

a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

CUTverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

Dandridge

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

Danske

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

DEEDSnounUS /diːdz/

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

DESTROYERnounUS /dɪˈstrɔɪər/

a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

DESTROYERSnounUS /dɪˈstrɔɪərz/

plural of “destroyer” — a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

DEWEYnounUS /ˈduːi/

United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

Dorr

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

DRAGONnounUS /ˈdræɡən/

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

EnounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

Edith

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

Edmund

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

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 THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

EIGHTadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

ELnounUS /el/

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

EMPLAZADO

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

ENGLANDnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

ESSEXnounUS /ˈesɪks/

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

EVEnounUS /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

FIFTY-ONEadjective

being one more than fifty

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

FIGHTINGnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

FlashverbUS /flæʃ/

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

FLEETnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

GALLANTadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

GatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

GATHERINGnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

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

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

GildernounUS /ˈɡɪldər/

someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Gordon

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

GOSPELnounUS /ˈɡɑːspəl/

the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

GREETINGnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

Guiterman

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

HalenounUS /heɪl/

a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

HALF-MASTnoun

a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

HAVANAnounUS /həˈvænə/

the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Hayne

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

HOBSON

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

Hovey

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

HughesnounUS /hjuːz/

English poet (born in 1930)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

ISLANDnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Janvier

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From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

Jeffrey

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Jenks

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

Joaquin

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

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

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

LansingnounUS /ˈlænsɪŋ/

capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

LIBRE

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

LindsaynounUS /ˈlɪndzi/

United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

LloydnounUS /lɔɪd/

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

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

LORDnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Loveman

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

Lynden

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

MnounUS /em/

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

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

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 Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

MAINEnounUS /meɪn/

a state in New England

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

MANILAnounUS /məˈnɪlə/

a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

MANILLY

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

MARCHverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

MARTYRSnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərz/

plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

Meehan

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

MENnounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

MENE

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

MERRIMACnounUS /ˈmerɪmæk/

an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

Mifflin

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

OFFadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

OREGONnounUS /ˈɔːrəɡən/

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

PagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

PARTINGnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

PEACEnounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Percival

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

PRIVATEadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

RnounUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

RACEnounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

REGIMENTverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

REGULARSnounUS /ˈreɡjələrz/

plural of “regular” — a regular patron

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

RicenounUS /raɪs/

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Richard

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Risley

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

Roche

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/

English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

RUSHverbUS /rʌʃ/

move hurridly

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/

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

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

SAILINGnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

the work of a sailor

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

SANTIAGOnounUS /ˌsæntiˈɑːɡoʊ/

city in the northern Dominican Republic

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

Scollard

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

SEASnounUS /siːz/

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

SIGNALnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəl/

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

SpainnounUS /speɪn/

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

SPAIN'SnounUS /speɪnz/

possessive form of “spain” — a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

SPIRITnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

Stedman

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From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

STRIKEverbUS /straɪk/

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

Swett

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

TEKEL

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

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

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

TudornounUS /ˈtuːdər/

an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

UPHARSIN

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

VnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

VALORnounUS /ˈvælər/

the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

Vance

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From this reading Rice 617 "OFF MANILLY," Edmund Vance Cooke 618 MANILA BAY, Arthur Hale 618 A BALLAD OF MANILA BAY, Charles George Douglas Roberts 618 THE BATTLE OF MANILA, Richard Hovey 619 DEWEY IN MANILA BAY, R. V. Risley 620 "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN," Madison Cawein 620 THE SPIRIT OF THE MAINE, Tudor Jenks 621 THE DRAGON OF THE SEAS, Thomas Nelson Page 621 THE SAILING OF THE FLEET, Unknown 622 "CUT THE CABLES," Robert Burns Wilson 622

Venable

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

VICTORY-WRECK

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

VOLUNTEERSnounUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrz/

plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

WarnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

WAYSnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

WHEELERnounUS /ˈwiːlər/

Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)

From this reading SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 629 DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO, Clinton Scollard 630 THE CHARGE AT SANTIAGO, William Hamilton Hayne 630 PRIVATE BLAIR OF THE REGULARS, Clinton Scollard 631 WHEELER AT SANTIAGO, James Lindsay Gordon 631 SPAIN'S LAST ARMADA, Wallace Rice 632 SANTIAGO, Thomas A. Janvier 633 THE FLEET AT SANTIAGO, Charles E. Russell 634 THE DESTROYER OF DESTROYERS, Wallace Rice 635 THE BROOKLYN AT SANTIAGO, Wallace Rice 636 THE RUSH OF THE OREGON, Arthur Guiterman 637

WHEELER'SnounUS /ˈwiːlərz/

possessive form of “wheeler” — Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)

From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

William

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From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading HALF-MAST, Lloyd Mifflin 611 THE FIGHTING RACE, Joseph I. C. Clarke 611 ON THE EVE OF WAR, Danske Dandridge 612 TO SPAIN--A LAST WORD, Edith M. Thomas 612 THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE, Rupert Hughes 612 EL EMPLAZADO, William Henry Venable 613 BATTLE SONG, Robert Burns Wilson 613 GREETING FROM ENGLAND, Unknown 614 BATTLE CRY, William Henry Venable 614 JUST ONE SIGNAL, Unknown 614 DEWEY AT MANILA, Robert Underwood Johnson 615 DEWEY AND HIS MEN, Wallace

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Woodberry

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From this reading THE RACE OF THE OREGON, John James Meehan 624 BATTLE-SONG OF THE OREGON, Wallace Rice 624 STRIKE THE BLOW, Unknown 625 EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, Lansing C. Bailey 626 THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, Clinton Scollard 626 THE VICTORY-WRECK, Will Carleton 627 HOBSON AND HIS MEN, Robert Loveman 627 THE CALL TO THE COLORS, Arthur Guiterman 627 ESSEX REGIMENT MARCH, George Edward Woodberry 628 THE GATHERING, Herbert B. Swett 629 COMRADES, Henry R. Dorr 629 WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT

WORDnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading _The War with Spain_ APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA, James Gates Percival 606 THE GALLANT FIFTY-ONE, Henry Lynden Flash 606 CUBA, Edmund Clarence Stedman 607 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, James Jeffrey Roche 607 CUBA, Harvey Rice 608 CUBA TO COLUMBIA, Will Carleton 608 CUBA LIBRE, Joaquin Miller 609 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, Joseph B. Gilder 609 THE MEN OF THE MAINE, Clinton Scollard 609 THE WORD OF THE LORD FROM HAVANA, Richard Hovey 610

Chapter 15 of Poems of American History by Burton Egbert [Editor] Stevenson holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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