1852
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From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
6th
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From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
have
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
brought into existence
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
Edinburg
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From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
FinchnounUS /fɪntʃ/
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading My mother's name was Finch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
great-great-grandfather
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From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
IllinoisnounUS /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
JohnstonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnstən/
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother's name was Finch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My mother's name was Finch.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
OttawanounUS /ˈɑːtəwɑː/
a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
PresbyteriannounUS /ˌpresbɪˈtɪriən/
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
Scotch-Irish
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From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
a just detectable amount
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born near Ottawa, Illinois, January 6th, 1852, of Scotch-Irish descent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
which person or people
From this reading My great-great-grandfather Johnston was a Presbyterian clergyman, who graduated from the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
belonging to which person
From this reading My father, whose full name I bear, died six months previous to my birth.
YankeesnounUS /ˈjæŋkiz/
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading The family originally came from New England and were typical Yankees as far as I have been able to trace them.
