17
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From this reading Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works, 17 volumes (1897), Life by C. E. Stowe (1889).
1851
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From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
1862
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From this reading Rufus Choate, Works, 2 volumes (1862).
1883
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From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
1885
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From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
1889
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From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
1892
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From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
1894
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln, Works, 2 volumes (edited by Nicolay and Hay, 1894).
1897
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From this reading Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works, 17 volumes (1897), Life by C. E. Stowe (1889).
2
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From this reading Rufus Choate, Works, 2 volumes (1862).
4
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From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
6
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From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
AbrahamnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading Abraham Lincoln, Works, 2 volumes (edited by Nicolay and Hay, 1894).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
BeechernounUS /ˈbiːtʃər/
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works, 17 volumes (1897), Life by C. E. Stowe (1889).
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
ChildrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
Choate
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From this reading Rufus Choate, Works, 2 volumes (1862).
EnounUS /iː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works, 17 volumes (1897), Life by C. E. Stowe (1889).
editedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading Abraham Lincoln, Works, 2 volumes (edited by Nicolay and Hay, 1894).
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærɪsən/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
HnounUS /eɪtʃ/
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
Harriet
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From this reading Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works, 17 volumes (1897), Life by C. E. Stowe (1889).
HaynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Abraham Lincoln, Works, 2 volumes (edited by Nicolay and Hay, 1894).
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
LnounUS /el/
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 W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
LecturesnounUS /ˈlektʃərz/
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading Abraham Lincoln, Works, 2 volumes (edited by Nicolay and Hay, 1894).
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
Nicolay
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln, Works, 2 volumes (edited by Nicolay and Hay, 1894).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
Phillips
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From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
Rufus
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From this reading Rufus Choate, Works, 2 volumes (1862).
SpeechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
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 W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
StowenounUS /stoʊ/
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works, 17 volumes (1897), Life by C. E. Stowe (1889).
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
ToldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. L. Garrison, The Story of his Life Told by his Children, 4 volumes (1885-1889).
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
Wendell
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From this reading Wendell Phillips, Speeches, Lectures, and Letters, 2 volumes (1892).
WorksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Webster, Works, 6 volumes (1851), Life by H. C. Lodge (1883).
