Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

side by side

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

a line of approach

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading CHICAGO TO NEW YORK.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

travel across or pass over

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

traveling across

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

a town in southwest Michigan

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

go away from a place

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

social deportment

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading CHICAGO TO NEW YORK.

waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

go across or through

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

very drunk

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For some distance out of Chicago, the railway runs alongside the fine avenue fronting Lake Michigan.

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CHICAGO TO NEW YORK.

bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley

From this reading Then we cross an inlet on a timber viaduct laid on piles driven into the bed of the lake.

plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

a Caucasian

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading LEAVE CHICAGO--THE ICE HARVEST--MICHIGAN CITY--THE FOREST--A RAILWAY SMASHED--KALAMAZOO--DETROIT--CROSSING INTO CANADA--AMERICAN MANNERS--ROEBLING'S SUSPENSION BRIDGE--NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER--GOAT ISLAND--THE AMERICAN FALL--THE GREAT HORSE-SHOE FALL--THE RAPIDS FROM THE LOVERS' SEAT--AMERICAN COUSINS--ROCHESTER--NEW YORK--A CATASTROPHE--RETURN HOME.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We pass a long succession of villas amidst their gardens and shrubberies, now white with snow and frost.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading CHICAGO TO NEW YORK.