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Chapter XIX
REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people. --William McKinley. The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898. The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine. The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.”
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From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading --William McKinley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
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From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
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From this reading The breezes sweeping down the Grass River Valley carried a vigor in their caress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alfalfa creeping out against the weeds of the old Cloverdale Ranch was green under the April sunshine.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sunny plains of Kansas were fair and full of growing in the spring of 1898.
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From this reading --William McKinley.
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From this reading REMEMBERING THE MAINE The Twentieth Kansas was fortunate in opportunity, and heroic in action, and has won a permanent place in the hearts of a grateful people.
