1863
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From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
19
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From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
51st
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From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
Georgy
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From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
how
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From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
and nothing more
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
WALT
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From this reading WALT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
accept gladly
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O mother, how welcome the shirts were--I was putting off and putting off, to get some new ones.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mother, what a tramp the 51st has had--they only need now to go to California, and they will finish the job complete.
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI _Washington, Tuesday forenoon, May 19, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--...
the day immediately before today
From this reading I sent George a letter yesterday--have not got any letter myself from Georgy, but have sent him quite a good many and papers.
