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New York

noun

The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center. Synonyms: Greater New York, New York City.

A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies. Synonyms: Empire State, New York State, NY.

One of the British colonies that formed the United States.

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... importance than the goods we had carried in; and thirdly, it was the thing to do to make the double trip in and out safely. There were also all manner of reports of the new plans that had been arranged by a zealous commodore lately sent from New York to catch us all. However, it was of no use canvassing these questions, so at a quarter to eleven we weighed anchor and steamed down to the ...

— Sketches From My Life - By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha • Hobart Pasha

... "fifteen decisive battles" of history. It was decisive because General Robert E. Lee, with his brave army, was driven back from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. If Lee had been victorious there, he might have destroyed Philadelphia and New York. By such a brilliant stroke he could have surrounded and captured Baltimore and Washington. This would have changed the ...

— The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln • Wayne Whipple

... please to advance five years. Before proceeding thence with our story, however, let us take a Parthian glance at the overstepped interval. Philip Ballister had left New York with the triple vow that he would enslave every faculty of his mind and body to business, that he would not return till he had made a fortune, and that such interstices as might occur in the building up of this ...

— Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) • Constance Fenimore Woolson

... of the tarantula furnished plenty of conversation through the luncheon hour, and caused Miss Prescott many shudders. The poor lady was beginning to think that more dangers lurked in the desert than on any of her most dreaded street crossings in New York. ...

— The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings • Margaret Burnham

... little creature! Fleda, don't you admire my hair? it's new style, my dear just come out; the Delancys brought it out with them; Eloise Delancy taught it us; isn't it graceful? Nobody in New York has it yet, except the ...

— Queechy, Volume II • Elizabeth Wetherell

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