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MEMOIR-OHIO RIVER
Měm'oír (mēm'wör), n. Written recollections.
Měm-o-răn'dums, n. Written notes to help tlie memory.
Měm'phis. The spot was called by the whites Chickasaw Bluffs and by the Chero- kees, Tsūdă'tăles-ūn'zî.
Měn'aç-ing-ly (měn'as-ing-ly), adv. In a threatening manner.
Men-dā'cious (men-dā'shus), a. Untruthful.
Mî-chê-sê'pê (mē-cha-sa'pa). Cherokee for Mississippi River.
Mi-li'tia-men, n. Men who drill as soldiers in time of peace.
Min'is-ter-ing, ppr. Serving.
Mis'sion house, n. A house for priests who preach to the heathen.
Miss-is-sip'pi River. Called by the Chickasaws Chis'ca-quä'.
Mis-sôu'ri (mis-soo'ry) River. Flows into the Mississippi.
Mö-bîle' (mö-beel'). On Mobile Bay, in Alabama.
Moc'ça-sin (mock'a-sn). n. A soft shoe made without a separate sole. Mo-měnítous, a. Important.
Mo-nette'. Wrote "The Valley of the Mississippi." Mön'ö-hö'e (mâw'nâw-hâw'ą).
Mo-non'ga-he'la River. Joins the Alleghany at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Mont-gom'er-y-Colonel John. Killed by Indians in 1794.
Mon-ti-çel'lo (mon-ty-sel-lo). Home of Thomas Jefferson in Virginia.
Mor'gan-ton. In Burke County, North Carolina.
Mount, n. Riding horse.
Mum'mied (mum'med), a. Dried like a mummy in appearance.
Mür'frees-bo-ro. County seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee. For a short while it was the capital of the State. Mus-çle shōals (mus'sl shōles). Noted shallows in the Tennessee River.
Ms'ket-ry, n. A number of muskets or guns.
Mū'ti-neers, n. Those who rebel against their leaders.
Mys'ter-y-măn, n. Same as medicine man.
N.
Năr-vā'ez (năr-vā'eth). A Spanish explorer.
Năsh'ville (Indian, Dăgu'nawe'lähî). First called Nashboro for General Francis Nash, of North Carolina.
Nätch'ez (notch'y ) Trace. Road from Nashville to the Soutlı.
Nę-çēs'sį-tāte (ne-sēs'si-tāte), v. To make necessary.
Neu-trăl'i-ty (nū), n. The state of being on neither side.
New Ör'leans (nū ör'leyans). Capital city of Louisiana.
Nick'ą-jāck.
Nol'li-chuck-y River. Joins the French Broad in Greene County, Tennessee. No-to'ri-ous, a. Publicly known.
Nov'el-ty, n. Newness.
O.
Ob-lit'er-āte, v. To wipe out ; to destroy ; to efface. Qb-scure' (ob-skūre'), v. To make dim ; to darken. Oc'ců-pănt (ok'yu-pănt), n. One who holds possession. 0'on'ner (o'kon'ner)-James.
Ö'con-os-tö'tă (âw-kus-tâw'tă ). Born about the year 1700. O-hi'o River. Joins the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.
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OLD HICKORY-PINAFORE
Öld Hick'o-ry. A name given to General Andrew Jackson in the war of 1812, in the winter of 1813 on the march back to Tennessee from Natchez, Mississippi, and repeated in the Creek war.
Öld Hop, also " Old Abraham." Nicknames of Oconostota.
om-nív'o-rous-ly, adv. Devouring all kinds without choice.
Ön'sět, n. A fierce, sudden attack.
Ör'e-gon. Became a State in 1859.
Ör'gan-ized, pp. Having a form of life; changed to a living being.
0-rig-i-năl'i-ty (o-ridge-į-năl'į-ty ), n. The power of creating.
öt'tă-rî (âw'tă-re). Cherokees of the Over-hill towns.
öût'lâw, v. To deny one the protection of law.
oût-posts, n. Soldiers posted at a distance from the army.
Q-vā'tion, n. A public welcome.
o'ver-hill towns. On the Tellico and Little Tennessee Rivers.
O'ver-möûn'tain men. Settlers west of the Alleghanies.
P.
Păck'en-hạm (pack'n-hm)-General, Sir Edward.
Pack'hörse, n. A horse used for carrying heavy loads.
Păl-į-sāde', n. A place inclosed withı stakes.
Pâl'şied (pâwi'zid), a. Unable to move.
Păn'ic-strick-en (păn'ik-strick-n), a. Overcome with fright.
Păp-poose' case, n. A box made of bark to liold an Indian baby.
Păr'a-pět, n. A·breastwork built of solid stuff.
Pärk of ar-til'ler-y, n. A number of cannon in an inclosed place.
Pär'ley, n. A talk ; a treaty.
Păr'o-quět (păr/o-két), n. A small parrot.
Par-tic'ů-lar-ly. adv. Distinctly ; chiefly ; especially.
Pär/ton-James. Wrote "Life of Jackson."
Păs'chall (păs'kal) -Edwin. Wrote "Old Times."
Pā-tri-ot'iç, a. Having love for one's country.
Payne (pāne).
Peaçe pīpe (pēse pīpe). Called by the French the cal'ū-mět. Pel-lis-sip'pî (the Clinch) River. Joins the Tennessee in Roane County. Pěl'tries, n. Furs.
Pelts, n. Raw lides.
Pěn'dú-lous (pěnd'yū-lus), a. Swinging; hanging.
Penn-William. Founder of the State of Pennsylvania.
Pen-sạ-cô'lạ (kō/lạ). On the Gulf of Mexico, in Florida.
Per-pět'-ū-āte (yū-āte), v. To make lasting. To keep in existence.
Për-son-ăl'i-ty, n. Traits and qualities of any one person.
Per-tāin', v. To belong.
Pes-si-mis'tic, a. Seeing only the worst side.
Phē'lan-James. Wrote two histories of Tennessee.
P'aœ'be (fe'by). Fick'ets, n. Guards in advance of an army.
Pict-ů-rěsque' (pikt-yur-ěsk), a. Like a picture.
Přl'lage (přl'êje), v. To rob ; to take by force.
Pil'low-Gid'e-on. Major general in Mexican War. Brigadier general Confederate States of America. Pin'a-fore, n. Apron.
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PIOMINGO-RECRUIT
Pîō-min'go (pēō-ming'go). Chickasaw chief.
Pī-o-neer', n. A settler in a new country ; one who goes first. Pivot, n. A pin on which anything turns.
Plâu'dīts (plâw'dits), n. Praise ; applause.
Ply, v. To work upon.
Po-cạ-hòn'tạs (Snowfeather). Saved Jamestown from massacre. Pôn'cê dê Lê-on (pon'thã di li-on). Explored Florida in 1512.
Pos'se, n. Citizens called to help an officer enforce the law.
Powder hörn, n. A cow horn to hold powder.
Pre-câu'tion, n. Care beforehand. Pre-çep'tor (pre-sep'tor), n. Teacher.
Pre-dic'tion (pre-dick'shun), n. Prophecy ; the telling beforehand. Pre-his-tor'ic (pree-his-trick). n. Before the time history tells of.
Pre-șīde' (pre-zīde'), v. To have control of ; to be chief officer of. Pre-vail' (pre-vāle'), v. To win consent ; to succeed.
Pri-mē'val, a. Belonging to the earliest times ; the first. Prim'ing (prime'ing), n. Powder in the pan of a gun.
Prin-çi-păl'i-ty, n. A prince's country.
Pro-jěc'tion (jēck'slıun ), n. A part that juts out.
Pro-por'tion, n. Share; a certain part.
Prop-o-și'tion (zīsli'un), n. An offer ; terms proposed.
Pro'te-ge (pro'ti-zhā'), n. One under the kind care of another.
Pro-vöst' mär'shal (pro-vö' mär'slıl), ». A military officer who preserves order in camp.
Prů'dent, a. Wise ; careful.
Prud'homme (prood'om). La Salle's fort ; destroyed by Indians in 1736.
Pu-las'ki. County seat of Giles County, Tennessee. Named for Count Pulaski.
Pun'ger (pun'jur) gourd. Very large gourds; used as jars.
Punk, n. Rotten wood used as tinder to start a fire.
Q.
Quad'ru-ple (kwd'ru-pl). Fourfold.
Quagmire, n. Wet land that shakes under the feet. Quar'ry (kwor're), a. Prey ; that which is being hunted. Quâr'ter, n. Mercy granted. Que-běc' (kwe-běck'), battle of. Fought in 1759. Quill-work (kwil-würk). Embroidery with finely split quills.
R.
Raid, n. A sudden dash into a country by cavalry. Rains-Captain John. Explored the Cumberland in 1779. Răm'part, n. A bank around a fortified place. Răm'sey-J. G. M. Wrote " Annals of Tennessee" ; died in 1884. Rănks, n. Lines of soldiers who are not officers. Ră'tion-al (rasl'un-al), a. Having full control of the mind. Rā'ven (rā'vn). A Cherokee head chief (Indian, Kä'lă-nů). Rē-as-sure' (rē-as-shūre'), t. To free from fear or doubt. Re-çöřl' (rę-köğl'), n. A backward spring. Réc-on-nöï'tre (rek-on-âwy'tur), v. To go out to examine the enemy's position. Re-crûit' (re-krôôt'), n. A newly enlisted soldier.
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RECTITUDE-SANTA ANNA
Reç'ti-tūde (reck'tį-tewd), n. Uprightness ; honesty. Red'coats, n. British soldiers, who wear scarlet uniforms. Rē-en-forçe'ments, n. New help ; more troops. Re-flective (re-fleckt'ive), a. Thoughtful ; musing. Ref'uge, n. A shelter from danger.
Re-fū'gio (re-few'jyo). In Refugio County, Texas. Re-fū'şal (re-few'zl), n. A denial.
Rég'i-měnt, n. A body of soldiers ; about one thousand men.
Reg'u-lars, n. Soldiers of the regular standing army.
Reid-Major John. A member of General Jackson's staff who began writing his " Life of Andrew Jackson," but died before it was finished.
Re-lăx', v. To slacken ; to become less harsh.
Re-lent', v. To become more gentle ; to yield.
Re-mon'strançe, n. Earnest advice.
Rendez-vous (rěn'de-voo), n. A place of meeting.
Rę-pěl', v. To drive back.
Rep-re-sen-tā'tions, n. Things stated. Re-pulse', v. To drive off.
Re-şërve' (re-zurve'), v. To hold back ; to keep.
Re-şīgn' (re-zīne' ), v. To give up.
Re-șist/ance (zist), n. The act of opposing ; action against.
Re-splen'dent, a. Very fine ; bright ; splendid- looking.
Re-tăl'i-āte, v. To return evil for evil ; to repay.
Rět'ro-grāde, v To go backward.
Rev'er-ence, v. To honor witli respect.
Rev'er-end, n. A title given to ministers of the gospel.
Re-view' (re-vūe'), v. To examine carefully ; to look at closely.
Re-volt', v. To rebel ; to desert.
Rev-o-lū'tion, n. A sudden change of government.
Rich'land Creek. Joins the Cumberland River in Davidson County, Tennessee.
Rob'ert-son-Charlotte Reeves. Wife of James Robertson ; born in North Carolina in 1751 ; died in Nashville in 1843.
Robert-son-Jāmes. Born in Virginia, June 18, 1742 ; died in the Choctaw Nation, September 1, 1814.
Robert-son-Felix. Became an eminent physician.
Roos'e-vělt (roze'e-velt)-Theodore. Twenty-fifth President of the United States ; wrote " Winning of the West."
Rough-rīd'ers (ruff), n. Cavalry soldiers who undertake the hardest service.
Rôus-seau' (roo-sô). General in United States army.
Röût, v. To drive away in disorder.
Ruth'less (rooth'less), a. Without pity ; merciless ; cruel.
S.
Saca-jâ-wē'ą (ska-jaw-we'a). A Shoshone Indian woman. Săc-ri-lē'gious (sack-re-lēē'jus), a. Offensive to God ; unholy. Sage, n. Wise man.
Saint Charles. At the mouth of the Missouri River, in Missouri. Săl'ly, n. A sudden rush of troops from a fort.
Săn An-to'ni-o. On the San Antonio River, in Bexar County, Texas. Săn Jā-çin'to (jā-sin'to). Battlefield in Harris County, Texas.
Săn-ta Ăn'ną, Born in 1789 ; died old, poor, and neglected.
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SATISFACTORY-STOCKADE
Săt-is-făc'to-ry, a. Pleasing ; satisfying ; sufficient.
Saun'ders-När-çis' sa (när-sis'sa).
Scoûr (sköw'er), v. To go over the ground carefully and often.
Scoût (sköût), n. One sent secretly to get news from the enemy.
Sculpt'ůred (skulpt'yūrd), a. Carved ; cut with a chisel.
Sēa'soned (see'znd), a. Well tried ; skillful through practice. Sē'gręt-ly (sce'kręt-ly), adv. Privately ; not openly.
Se-cū'ri-ty (se-kū'rį-ty). Safety.
Se-di' tious (se-di'shus), a. Disturbing to public peace.
Sem'i-trop'ic-al, a. Belonging near the tropics; native to the South.
Se-nor-î'ta (sen-yöre-ee'ta). Spanish title for a lady.
Sen-těn'tious-ly, a. In few words.
Săn'ti-ment, n. Feeling ; thought ; opinion.
Se-quätch'ie (se-kwätch'y) valley.
Ser'geant (sär'jent) at arms. Officer of the United States Senate.
Se-vier' (se-veer')-Jolın. Born in Virginia in 1745 ; died near Old Decatur, Ala-
bama, in 1815. Governor of Franklin; first Governor of Tennessee. General of the provisional army of Tennessee. Buried at Knoxville.
Sew'ard (sū'ward)-Clay'ton.
Shack'le-ford-Doctor. In Texas army.
Shärp-shoot'er, n. One skilled in the use of a gun.
Shäw-Captain H. B., alias E. Coleman.
Sheik (sheek). An Arab chief.
Shěl'by-Işaac (ī'zack). Colonel at King's Mountain ; first Governor of Kentucky.
Shell, n. A hollow iron ball filled with explosives.
Sher-rill-Căth'erine (kăth'e-rin). Second wife of John Sevier ; died in 1836, aged about eighty-two years.
Siège (seej), n. The act of surrounding a fortified place.
Sig'nal, n. A sign to give notice.
Sig-nif'i-çant, a. Having deep meaning ; pointing out something.
Săn'gụ-lạr (sin'gu-lar), a. Rare ; odd.
Sin'is-ter, a. Bad.
Site, n. Situation ; place on which a thing is built.
Six Na'tions. Six Iroquois tribes near the Great Lakes.
Smith-Edward Kirby. Lieutenant general in Confederate States army.
Smyr'na (smër'na). In Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Slo'gan, n. War-cry ; battle cry.
Sod'den (sod'dn), pp. Soaked in hot water ; simmered.
Sol'açe (sõl'es), v. To give comfort to ; to soothe.
Soph'is-try, n. Unsound reasoning ; false arguments.
Spā'çious (spā'shus), a. Roomy ; large.
Spell, n. A charm.
Spell-bound, a. Held as if under a spell of enchantment.
Spěn'çer (spěn'ser) -Thomas Sharpe.
Squad (skwod), n. A small number of men.
Squaw (skwâ), n. An Indian woman.
Stăm-pēde', n. The running away of a number at once. Stănd'ard, n. A banner.
Stěalth'i-ly. (stělth'e-ly), adv. Secretly ; slyly.
Stërn (sturn), n. The hind part of a boat.
Stím'u-lāte, v. To arouse ; to excite.
Stock-ade' n. A fort inclosed with a tall fence of stakes.
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STONE'S RIVER-TUSKIGAGEE
Stone's River. Joins the Cumberland in Davidson County, Tennessee. Strong'hold, n. A fortress ; a place of safety.
Sụ-për'la-tive (pur'la), a. In the highest degree ; very best. Sū-per-sti'tion (su-per-stīslı'un), n. Belief in things that are not real. Sur-möînt' (sur-möînt'), v. To overcome ; to conquer. Sur-vey'or (sur-vāy'or), n. One who measures land.
Swän'son-Edward. Came to the Bluff in 1781.
Syc'a-more Shoals. Shallows in the Watauga River.
Sym-pa-thét'ig, a. Having feeling for another.
T.
Tăl-la-dē'gạ. In Talladega County, Alabama.
Tăl-lus-hatch'ee. Battlefield near present Jacksonville, Alabama.
Tärle'ton. British colonel. Noted for heartless cruelty.
Tăv'ern, n. A public lodging and eating house. Tē-căl-la-see (tee-kăl-la-see). Nickajack cave.
Tę-cum' sẹh (te-kum'sy). Killed in the battle of the Thames, 1813. Těl'li-co (těl'le-ko) River. Joins the Little Tennessee in Blount County. Těm'per-a-měnt, n. The natural disposition.
Ten-nes-see'. Became a State in 1796. Named by Andrew Jackson.
Těs'ti-fy, v. To bear witness ; to prove.
The Breath (breth). Cherokee chief. (Indian, Un-lî'ta.)
Thème, n. A subject for thought or speech.
Thông, n. A strap of leather.
Thrus'ton (Throos'ton)-Gates P. Brevet Brigadier general U. S. Volunteers. Tím'o-rous, a. Fearful.
Toast (töste), v. To express a good wish for one while lifting the cup to drink.
Tö-hö-pē'ka (tâw'hâw-pee'ka). In present Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
Tom'a-hâwk. An Indian war hatchet.
To'ry. An American who wanted a king to rule America.
To'tem-pole, n. A post carved with pictures of birds, fish, fowls, serpents, or beasts, as emblems.
Toûr'na-ment, n. A sham fight on horseback.
Tra-dĩ'tion (tra-dish'un), n. Things not written ; told from age to age.
Trail, n. A track ; a way.
Trăv'is-William Barrett. Native of North Carolina. Trēas'on.
Trea'ty (tree'te) of Hopewell. First treaty between the Cherokees and the United States.
Trea'ty of Stăn'wix. Between the British and the Iroquois.
Tre mor, n. A state of trembling ; quivering of the muscles.
Trībes'men, n. Members of the same tribe.
Trin kets (tring'kets), n. Ornaments; small wares. Trī'o, n. Three together.
Trous'dale (tröws'del)-William. Governor of Tennessee ; minister to Brazil from the United States. Born in North Carolina in 1790.
Trun'dle-bed, n. A small, low bed that may be rolled under a larger bed.
Try'on. Governor of North Carolina for the King of England. Tůn'bridge-Töm.
Tus-ki-gä'gee (tus-kę-gär'gee). Running Water town.
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UGH-ZOOLOGICAL
U.
Ugh (yū), n. An interjection ; common exclamation. Ū'nạ-ką (yū'ne-ka). A part of the Great Smoky Mountains. ū-năn'į-mous-ly (yū-năn'e-mūs-ly), adv. All agreeing. Ăn-challenged (un-chăl'lenjd), pp. Not questioned. Un-däunt'ed (un-dänt'ed), pp. Not hindered by danger; fearless. Ăn-dís'çi-plin-ed (un-disse-plind), a. Uncontrolled ; untaught. Ön-dis-türb'ed, pp. At peace ; not troubled.
V.
Vín'ce's (vin'thiay's) Bridge. Bridge over the Brazos River.
Vī'tal, a. Necessary to life.
Vol'ley, n. The firing of many guns at once.
Vol-un-teers', n. Soldiers who offer themselves for war.
Vol-un-teer' State. A name given Tennessee because of the many volunteers she has sent to every United States war.
W.
Wâm'pum, n. Strings of shells used by Indians as money.
Wân'ton-ly, adv. Mischievously ; sportively ; recklessly.
Ward-Năn'cy. The Beloved Woman. Lived to old age ; was buried near Citico, Tennessee, in Monroe County, on top of a high mountain.
Wär-î-ö'tö (wär-@-âw/tâw) River. The Cumberland.
Wâr-trail, ». A path or course to war.
Wäsh'ing-ton-George. First President of the United States. Born in 1732: died in 1799.
Wäsh'ing-ton-State. Entered the Union in 1889.
Wạ-tâu'ga (wa-tâw'ger).
Way'far-er (way'fair-er), n. A traveler.
Weap'on (wěp'pn), p. An instrument to fight with.
Weath'er-ford (weth'er-frd)-William (Red Eagle).
Wheed'ling, a. Coaxing ; flattering.
Whit'ley. Colonel of Kentucky troops.
Wig'wâm (wig'waum), n. A tent-shaped house made of poles covered with hides. Williams-bürg. In James County, Virginia. Capital of the old royal colony of Virginia.
Win'ches-ter. General in Revolutionary War.
Win'now (win'no), v. To fan out that which is not wanted.
Wolf Hills. Settlement near present Abingdon, Virginia.
Y.
Yad'kin River. In North Carolina. York'town. On the York River, in Virginia. Young (yung)-Rev. James. Died in 1897.
Z.
Zěalous-ly. (zěl'lus-ly), adv. Eagerly ; passionately. Zō-o-löğ'į-çal (zö-0-lòj'ick-I), a. Describing animals ; about beasts.
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