103
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
111
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
117
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
135
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137
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
142
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
167
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
173
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
1765
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
199
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
228
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
231
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255
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
276
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281
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
302
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From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
304
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322
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From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
324
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
327
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
35
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351
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
365
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371
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
389
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
407
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From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
68
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81
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From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
84
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
98
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From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
AlamonounUS /ˈæləmoʊ/
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
ALBERTnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
ALLAN
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
weapons considered collectively
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
AutobiographynounUS /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
a biography of yourself
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
BarrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
Calhoun
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
CAMPBELLnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
CherokeesnounUS /ˈtʃerəkiːz/
plural of “cherokee” — the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
COATE
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
CookenounUS /kʊk/
United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
CrockettnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
CurryverbUS /ˈkʌri/
season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
DENISON
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
EDGARnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
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 Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
Esten
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
FISHERnounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
FRANCESnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
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 POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
Gilmore
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
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 Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — 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 Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
HookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
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 Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
JUNKIN
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
LaurensnounUS /ˈlɔːrənz/
leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
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 Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
MeekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
MoralitynounUS /mərˈæləti/
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
PatricknounUS /ˈpætrɪk/
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
PatriotnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
PatronagenounUS /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
Payne
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
PIKEnounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
PINKNEY
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
PleanounUS /pliː/
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
PocahontasnounUS /ˌpoʊkəˈhɑːntəs/
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
POEnounUS /poʊ/
United States writer and poet (1809-1849)
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
Poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
Powhatannoun
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
PreferencenounUS /ˈprefərəns/
a strong liking
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
PRENTICEnounUS /ˈprentɪs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
PRESTON
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
ProloguenounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
RacesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
RAMSAY
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
RANDALL
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
RANDOLPH
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
RavenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
REIDnounUS /riːd/
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
To recall to mind.
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
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 Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
RescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
ROANOKEnounUS /ˈroʊənoʊk/
a city in southwestern Virginia
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
RYDER
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From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
Simms
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From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
SonnetnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪt/
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
SupremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
TIERNAN
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From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
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 MARGARET JUNKIN 324 PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL 199 Prologue to Arms and the Man, _James Barren Hope_ 371 Prologue to Autobiography, _David Crockett_ 173 Races in Virginia, 1765, _John Esten Cooke_ 351 RAMSAY, DAVID 103 RANDALL, JAMES RYDER 389 RANDOLPH, JOHN, OF ROANOKE 137 Raven, The, _Edgar Allan Poe_ 281
a vivid mental image
From this reading POE, EDGAR ALLAN 276 Poet's Vision.--A Sonnet, _William Gilmore Simms_ 255 Political Patronage, _John C. Calhoun_ 167 Power of the Supreme Court, _John Marshall_ 117 Powhatan 35 Preference for Country Life, _George Tucker_ 142 PRENTICE, GEORGE DENISON 228 PRESTON, MRS.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading TIERNAN) 407 Relations Between England and America, _J. L. M. Curry_ 322 Religion and Morality, _George Washington_ 81 Religious Freedom, _Thomas Jefferson_ 98 "Remember the Alamo!"
Weatherford
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From this reading Red Eagle, or Weatherford, _A. B. Meek_ 302 Red Eagle and General Jackson 304 REID, CHRISTIAN, (FRANCES C. FISHER, MRS.
William
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
Wirt
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From this reading Patrick Henry against John Hook, _William Wirt_ 135 Patrick Henry's Famous Revolution Speech, _Patrick Henry_ 84 Patriot in the Tower, _Henry Laurens_ 68 Payne, John Howard, among the Cherokees 327 PIKE, ALBERT 365 PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE 231 Plea for a Republic, _James Madison_ 111 Pocahontas,--Rescue of John Smith, _John Smith_ 35
