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The Journal of Wm. Thomas Edison

Vocabulary from Summer 1774 of Journal of William Thomas Edison


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spectacleseyeglasses
extractto pull out
pillorya wooden framework on a post, with holes for head and hands
provisionsnecessary supplies, especially food
scarceshort upply, hard to find
blockadeclosing off a city, harbor.country by troops or warships to prevent people and supplies from going in and out
libertythe right to act, behave and talk as one chooses
tauntingto make fun of in an insulting manner