1813
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From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
1887
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From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
addressesnounUS /ˈæˈdresɪz/
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
in addition
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
anti-slavery
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From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
BEECHERnounUS /ˈbiːtʃər/
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading --HENRY WARD BEECHER.
brought into existence
From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
CiviladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
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 --HENRY WARD BEECHER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
lecturernounUS /ˈlektʃərər/
a public lecturer at certain universities
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
oratorsnounUS /ˈɔːrətərz/
plural of “orator” — a person who delivers a speech or oration
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
reformernounUS /rɪˈfɔːrmər/
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading He was a noted lecturer, reformer, author, and clergyman.
relatingverbUS /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
StowenounUS /stoʊ/
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
express a supposition
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He was also among the most prominent of anti-slavery orators, and delivered many addresses in England on subjects relating to the Civil War.
WARDnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading --HENRY WARD BEECHER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote: Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 and died in 1887.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you suppose Mr. Beecher was introduced as Henry Ward Beecher Stowe?
