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lockjaw
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tetanus; an often fatal disease that ordinarily enters the body through a wound
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genteel
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refined; demonstrating good taste
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davenport
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large sofa that sometimes converts into a bed
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milliner
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person who designs or makes women's hats
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swanny
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swear (usually used by persons who because of religious beliefs, are prohibited from swearing an oath)
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heresy
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rejection of any part of the beliefs of a particular religion or denomination
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has swapped her religious birthright for a mess of matrimonial pottage
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a reference to genesis 25;29-34, in which Esau trades his rights as the firstborn son to hes brother Jacb for a bowl of soup
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chifforobe
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a tall cabinet for holding clothes, with drawers or shelves
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sharecropper
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someone who farms on another person's land and pays rent sometimes as a share of the crop
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privies
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outdoor toilets without plumbing, usually with a seat over a deep hole
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spittin' image
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a shortened form of spit and image, used to mean that someone looks exactly like another person
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prohibition
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period when the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was forbidden by an amendment to the United States Constitution enacted in 1920 and repealed in 1993
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tannery
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place where animal hides are made into leather
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gin
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cotton gin, machine used to seperate cotton fibers from the plant's seeds
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finishing school
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a school for young women, usually one that emphasizes proper behavior and social graces rather than academics
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suffragette
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woman who strongly advocates the extension of suffrage, or the right to vote, to women; in the United States, women did not gain the right to vote unil 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was enacted
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crony
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an old and close friend
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preordained
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determined or ordered beforehand
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take a pretty
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a shortened form of take a pretty penny, meaning "accept a considerable sum of money"
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obliged
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indebted, as for a favor or an act of kindness
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croker sack
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a sack made of burlap or a similar coarse fabric
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conniption fit
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a tantrum; a fit of anger
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demosthenes
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a greek orator a statesman
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carpetbaggers
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derogatory term for politicians and adventurers from the Northern United States who went to the South after the Civil War and took advantage of unstable social, economic, and political conditions;named for a type of old-fashioned traveling bag
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foundry
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a business where raw metal is shaped a forged into metal is shaped and forged into useful or decorative objects
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livery stable
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business that houses and feed horses for a fee; rents out horses and carriages
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shotgun houses
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long, narrow houses with rooms in a straight line, usually one behind another
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sullen
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gloomy and resentful
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TB
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tuberculosis; an infectious lung disease often fatal in the early twentieth century
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polecat
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a skunk
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commenced
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began; started
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doddery
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shaky especially due to advanced age
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barker
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person who stands in front of an event or business and tries to attract customers by talking in a loud, energetic voice
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Prodigal Son
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a refernce to the parable of Luke 15:11-32, in which a son who has abandoned his father and squandered his money returns home and is forgiven
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"Raw Head and Bloody Bones"
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name for a hobgoblin, a monster from nursery stories
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"aught-one or aught-two"
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1901 or 1902
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stringer
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part-time local reperter for a newspaper or other publication
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blasphemous
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not reverent or respectful toward God
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"the lilies of the fiel"
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a reference to Luke 12:27-28, in which Jesus tells his followers that, although the lilies do not labor or spin, they are clothed in glory by God
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catechism
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book of questions and answers for teaching the fundamental beliefs and principles of a religion
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kowtow
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to show respect in a submissive way; to bow down
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contrite
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remorseful; showing regret or sorrow, especially for having sinned
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cabaret
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a restaurantor cafe that provides music, dancing, or comedy for the entertainment of its customers
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Graphophone
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trade name for a particular brand of early record player
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got her dander up
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made her lose her temper; made her angry
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jaunty
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perky; carefree, light-hearted; stylish
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oppressor
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one who keeps others down by the cruel use of power
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tithin'
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shortened pronunciation of tithing, the act of paying or levying a portion of one's income to support a church
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trousseau
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brides collection of clothing and linens
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tack room
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room near a stable in which saddles, bridles, and other equipment for horses is stored
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philanderer
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man who engages insincerely in love affairs
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groveled
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degraded oneself; behaved extremely humbly or crawled, as a servant before an authority figure
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disretion
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quality of taking care about what one says and does
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valor
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courage; bravery
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grip
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a small suitcase
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annulled
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invalidated; canceled or made no longer binding under law
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juned
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drove briskly; here, used to mean "worked quickly"
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mortified
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extremelyembarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated; made to lose one's pride
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speculate
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to guess or inferespecially from incomplete evidence or information
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repentant
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showing regret for something one has done or failed to do
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hasty puddin'
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shortened from hasty pudding, a kind of cornmeal mush that can be prepared quickly; here, the phrase refers to Grandpa Blakeslee's quick wedding
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pleurisy
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inflammation of tehe membrane that covers the lungs and lines the ches cavity, characterized by difficult, painfulbreathing
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cottonmouth
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water moccasin, a poisonous snake found in and around rivers and swamps
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gristmill
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a mill for grinding grain
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lien
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claim on one's property for the payment of a debt; here, a loan or credit secured by such a claim on a farmers future crops
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guano
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natural fertilizer made of manure, especially that of sea birds or bats
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sacrilegious
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showing disrespect toward a sacred person, place, thing, or idea
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katydids
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large, green, cricket-like insects; male katydids make a shrill sound by rubbing their forewings together
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tirade
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a long, angry speech, especially one of accusation or blame
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"tarred and feathered"
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smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment or humiliation
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transgression
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the act of going beyond a limit, as in the breaking of a rule or commandment
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desecrated
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treated as not sacred; defiled; corrupted
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piece goods
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fabrics made in standard widths and sold by the yard
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brazen
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extremely bold; showing no shame
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impudent
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boldly disrespectful; insolent
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