Chapter IX

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

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

plural of “abuse” — cruel or inhumane treatment

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

plural of “actress” — a female actor

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

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

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

being joined in close association

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

From this reading PAUL’S--VICTORY OVER THE VESTRYMEN--THE EGRESS--ST.

the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

the act of exhibiting

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

widely known and esteemed

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

involving financial matters

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

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

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

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

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

an inflow

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

above and across; more than

From this reading PAUL’S--VICTORY OVER THE VESTRYMEN--THE EGRESS--ST.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

possessive form of “patrick” — Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading PAUL’S--VICTORY OVER THE VESTRYMEN--THE EGRESS--ST.

plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

-ing form of “reform” — make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

possessing material wealth

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

an abundance of material possessions and resources

From this reading THE ROAD TO RICHES.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading THE ROAD TO RICHES.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

plural of “saloon” — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

an elderly unmarried woman

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

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

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO RICHES.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO RICHES.

arousing affect

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PAUL’S--VICTORY OVER THE VESTRYMEN--THE EGRESS--ST.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading PAUL’S--VICTORY OVER THE VESTRYMEN--THE EGRESS--ST.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

in or at the place that

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The American Museum was the ladder by which I rose to fortune.

English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

having a fluffy character or appearance

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE MOST POPULAR PLACE OF AMUSEMENT IN THE WORLD--THE MORAL DRAMA--REFORMING THE ABUSES OF THE STAGE--FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AT THE MUSEUM--ADDING TO THE SALOONS--AFTERNOON AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES--FOURTH OF JULY FLAGS--THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH ST.

concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties

From this reading PATRICK’S DAY IN THE MORNING--A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, THE “AIGRESS”--INPOURING OF MONEY--ZOOLOGICAL ERUPTION--THE CITY ASTOUNDED--BABY SHOWS, AND THEIR OBJECT--FLOWER, BIRD, DOG AND POULTRY SHOWS--GRAND FREE BUFFALO HUNT IN HOBOKEN--N. P. WILLIS--THE WOOLLY HORSE--WHERE HE CAME FROM--COLONEL BENTON BEATEN--PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION--AMERICAN INDIANS--P. T. BARNUM EXHIBITED--A CURIOUS SPINSTER--THE TOUCHING STORY OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE--SERVICES IN THE LECTURE ROOM--A FINANCIAL VIEW OF THE MUSEUM--AN “AWFUL RICH MAN.”