Chapter II

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From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

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

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

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From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

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

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)

From this reading In 1846 Elias Howe invented the sewing-machine.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

at any time

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

let have

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

an event that happens

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

United States editor (1920-1993)

From this reading In 1846 Elias Howe invented the sewing-machine.

of great significance or value

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

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

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

the act of starting a new operation or practice

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading In 1846 Elias Howe invented the sewing-machine.

someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

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 OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

possessive form of “lincoln” — 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 OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

joined in matrimony

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

used to form the superlative

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

a form of address for a man

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

cut with a saw

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

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From this reading In 1846 Elias Howe invented the sewing-machine.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

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

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

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

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

male cat

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.

past form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

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

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

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 OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Much more important things were happening here then than the Mexican War.

which person or people

From this reading General Grant, who saw his first fighting in this war and who fought well, says of it in his Memoirs that it was "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."

in the company of; together with

From this reading OUR WAR WITH MEXICO--KIT CARSON AND HIS LAWYER, ABE LINCOLN--TOM GOES TO LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION--S. F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH--TOM BACK IN WASHINGTON.

a university in Connecticut

From this reading In 1846, Mr. Strong, long enough out of Yale to have begun business and to have married, had heard his country's call and had helped her fight her unjust war with Mexico.