Chapter I

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

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on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading His townspeople held him in admiration and loving reverence.

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

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

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plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

the place where someone was born

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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confined by bonds

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

English lyric poet (1887-1915)

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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

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A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

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an institution created to conduct business

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a member of the Congregational Church

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the act of conquering

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English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

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act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

dearly loved

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

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owed and payable immediately or on demand

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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

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From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading His townspeople held him in admiration and loving reverence.

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

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

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

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

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

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

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feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading His townspeople held him in admiration and loving reverence.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

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concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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Recollections of past events.

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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

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an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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a daughter of your brother or sister

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

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From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

From this reading His townspeople held him in admiration and loving reverence.

improved or brought up to date

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

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

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

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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

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

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the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

From this reading His townspeople held him in admiration and loving reverence.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

the act of using

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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.

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From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

in the company of; together with

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

set down in writing in any of various ways

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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You do, indeed, know a great deal about uncle,” wrote Whittier’s niece, Mrs. Pickard, to the writer.

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading In the middle 1830’s Whittier with his mother, her sister “Aunt Mercy,” and his sister Elizabeth, “our youngest and our dearest” of “Snow Bound” memories, removed from his birthplace in Haverhill to the Amesbury home which grew to be so dear to him.