used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
ABOLITIONISMnounUS /ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm/
the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
addressesnounUS /ˈæˈdresɪz/
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
AMOSnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
ANNALSnounUS /ˈænəlz/
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
ANSWERINGadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
argumentativeadjectiveUS /ˌɑːrɡjəˈmentətɪv/
given to or characterized by argument
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
BALTIMOREnounUS /ˈbɔːltəmɔːr/
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
CENTRALadjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
CLAMORverbUS /ˈklæmər/
make loud demands
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
COMMITTEEnounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
COMPILATIONnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈleɪʃən/
something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
COMPOSITIONnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
concernsnounUS /kənˈsɜːrnz/
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
CONFIRMEDadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmd/
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
CONNECTICUTnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
CONSIDERATIONSnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “consideration” — the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
CONVENTIONnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
copiedverbUS /ˈkɑːpid/
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
COWARDnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
DEBTnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
defameverbUS /dɪˈfeɪm/
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
developverbUS /dɪˈveləp/
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading A volume would not suffice to develop the multifarious labors of the committee.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
diligencenounUS /ˈdɪlədʒəns/
conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
editorialadjectiveUS /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
ELECTIONSnounUS /ɪˈlekʃənz/
plural of “election” — a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
engrossingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
exemplaryadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzempləri/
worthy of imitation
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
extractsnounUS /ˈekstrækts/
plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
an act that fails
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
FLAM
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From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
GlobenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
HARRISONnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
of great significance or value
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
inventedverbUS /ˌɪnˈventəd/
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
KENDALL'SnounUS /ˈkendəlz/
possessive form of “kendall” — United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
laborsnounUS /ˈleɪbərz/
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading A volume would not suffice to develop the multifarious labors of the committee.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
the literary culture
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
linkingverbUS /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/
-ing form of “link” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
the force of workers available
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
a form of address for a man
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
multifariousadjective
having many aspects or qualities
From this reading A volume would not suffice to develop the multifarious labors of the committee.
NAMINGnounUS /ˈneɪmɪŋ/
the verbal act of naming
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
OPPOSITIONnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
organizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
paragraphsnounUS /ˈpærəɡræfs/
plural of “paragraph” — one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
PHYSICIANnounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
PRACTICEDadjectiveUS /ˈpræktəst/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
preambles
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From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
PRESCRIBEDadjectiveUS /priˈskraɪbd/
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
presideverbUS /prɪˈzaɪd/
act as president
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
PresidentialadjectiveUS /ˌprezəˈdenʃəl/
relating to a president or presidency
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
PROCEEDINGSnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
recountverbUS /rɪˈkaʊnt/
narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
RESIGNverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
resolutionsnounUS /ˌrezəˈluːʃənz/
plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
RHODE
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From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
SANCTIONnounUS /ˈsæŋkʃən/
formal and explicit approval
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
express in words
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
SELLINGnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
SEVERITYnounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
estrangement from god
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
STRATAGEMnounUS /ˈstrætədʒəm/
a maneuver in a game or conversation
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading A volume would not suffice to develop the multifarious labors of the committee.
TACTICSnounUS /ˈtæktɪks/
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading FLAM--AMOS KENDALL'S PURPOSE TO RESIGN--EXCITEMENT OF COMPOSITION PRESCRIBED BY HIS PHYSICIAN--CENTRAL COMMITTEE SANCTION THE COMPILATION OF THESE ANNALS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
traduceverb
speak unfavorably about
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
unpardonableadjective
not admitting of pardon
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
vilifyverbUS /ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/
spread negative information about
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
VINDICATIONnounUS /vɪndəˈkeɪʃən/
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
VIRGINIAnounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading A volume would not suffice to develop the multifarious labors of the committee.
Whereases
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From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
WHIGSnounUS /wɪɡz/
plural of “whig” — a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
a Caucasian
From this reading PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CENTRAL COMMITTEE--VINDICATION OF THE SEVERITY PRACTICED AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON--TACTICS OF THE NEW LIGHTS--ABOLITIONISM--SELLING WHITE MEN FOR DEBT--HARRISON A COWARD--CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LED TO THE NAMING OF THE OPPOSITION BRITISH WHIGS--STRATAGEM AGAINST HARRISON, AND THE CLAMOR AGAINST HIM FOR NOT ANSWERING--HOPE OF THE NEW LIGHTS CONFIRMED BY THE CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND VIRGINIA ELECTIONS--BALTIMORE CONVENTION A FAILURE--IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I could not in less space recount the resolutions, with long argumentative preambles, linking by means of Whereases, like rings, whole newspaper loads of facts, invented for the purpose;--the addresses, the speeches copied from the Globe, and extracts from private letters--to say nothing of the paragraphs, the sole offspring of editorial brains, and all the other machinery employed by the committee to defame, traduce, and vilify General Harrison, for the unpardonable sin of being thought by the Whigs a fit man to preside over this vast Republic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Grand Central Committee having been thus happily organized, devoted itself with exemplary diligence to the important concerns of the Presidential election, which, from this time forth, became the engrossing subject of all men's thoughts.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A volume would not suffice to develop the multifarious labors of the committee.
