15th
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From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
17
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From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
1894
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From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
1910
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
1917
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
1918
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
1919
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
1920
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
8
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From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
equally
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
anniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
ArtillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
Baty
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
brought into existence
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
CunninghamnounUS /ˈkʌnɪŋhæm/
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
Esqnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
evidencedadjectiveUS /ˈevɪdənst/
supported by evidence
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
FoundationnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
FundnounUS /fʌnd/
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
Gordon
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From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
leadershipnounUS /ˈliːdərʃɪp/
the activity of leading
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
MedalnounUS /ˈmedəl/
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
MemorialnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/
a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
Milton's
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From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
PrintingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
established beyond doubt
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
PublicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
RooseveltnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
scholarshipnounUS /ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
selectionnounUS /səˈlekʃən/
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
SheridannounUS /ˈʃerɪdən/
Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
a male human offspring
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
subsequentlyadverbUS /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
Tercentenarynoun
the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
Thiaucourt
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From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
TrainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading He received his commission as Second Lieutenant, United States Field Artillery, at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, receiving subsequently the Distinguished Service Medal.
twenty-fourthadjective
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
undergraduatenounUS /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwət/
a university student who has not yet received a first degree
From this reading As an undergraduate he was distinguished alike for high scholarship and for proved capacity in leadership among his fellows, as evidenced by his selection as Gordon Brown Prize Man from his class.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
literature in metrical form
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on September 17, 1918, the twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
which person or people
From this reading This Foundation was established May 8, 1920, by a gift from Frank S. Cunningham, Esq., of Chicago, to Yale University, in memory of his son, Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale College in the Class of 1917.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse, 1917._ _War Poems from The Yale Review, 1918._ (_Second Edition, 1919._) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne,_ _Emerson, Whitman, 1919._ (_Second Printing, 1920._) _Milton’s Tercentenary, 1910._ THE present volume is the first work published by the Yale University Press on the Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Publication Fund.
