Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

in addition

From this reading He also said that Riley had found gold at the mouth of the Kanab.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

for the reason that

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

large American feline resembling a lion

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

plural of “crater” — a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

full of events or incidents

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

set up or found

From this reading He also said that Riley had found gold at the mouth of the Kanab.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

coins made of gold

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He also said that Riley had found gold at the mouth of the Kanab.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

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

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading He also said that Riley had found gold at the mouth of the Kanab.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

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

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

information about recent and important events

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

exploring in order to gain information

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

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

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

United States poet (1849-1916)

From this reading He also said that Riley had found gold at the mouth of the Kanab.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He also said that Riley had found gold at the mouth of the Kanab.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

the season of growth

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading New-year's day, 1872, passed with nothing more eventful than the return of John Stewart in advance of the Major with the news that they had succeeded in reaching the Colorado at the foot of Kanab Canyon.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

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

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The telegraph operator was so deeply impressed with this statement that it was telegraphed as an item of news to Salt Lake.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They had given up the Kaibab direction because of snow which interfered with their advance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Reconnoitring and Triangulating--A Pai Ute New Year's Dance--The Major Goes to Salt Lake--Snowy Days on the Kaibab--At Pipe Spring--Gold Hunters to the Colorado--Visits to the Uinkaret Country--Craters and Lava--Finding the Hurricane Ledge--An Interview with a Cougar--Back to Kanab.