1878
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
1897
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From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
1901
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From this reading She entered Vassar College the same year, graduating with the class of 1901.
1914
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From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
AdelaidenounUS /ˈædəleɪd/
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
Algernon
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
Andrew'snounUS /ˈændruːz/
possessive form of “andrew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
brought into existence
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
confined by bonds
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading She entered Vassar College the same year, graduating with the class of 1901.
Crapsey
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a female human offspring
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
Etherington
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
graduatingverbUS /ˈɡrædʒəweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “graduate” — receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
From this reading She entered Vassar College the same year, graduating with the class of 1901.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
Kemper
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From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
Kenosha
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From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
ninthnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
ParishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
preparatoryadjectiveUS /prɪˈperətɔːri/
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
rectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She entered Vassar College the same year, graduating with the class of 1901.
an educational institution
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
St
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From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
thirty-sixthadjective
the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
Trowbridge
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
Vail-Ballou
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
Vassar
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From this reading She entered Vassar College the same year, graduating with the class of 1901.
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 Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
in or at the place that
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
WisconsinnounUS /wɪˈskɑːnsən/
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading At fourteen she entered the preparatory school of Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, from which school she graduated at the head of her class, in 1897.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She entered Vassar College the same year, graduating with the class of 1901.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading She died in her thirty-sixth year on October the eighth, 1914.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y. Adelaide Crapsey, daughter of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey, was born on the ninth of September, 1878.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her young girlhood was spent in Rochester, New York, where her eminent father was rector of St. Andrew's Parish.
