1857
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
1860
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
discouragingadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒɪŋ/
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
coins made of gold
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
the literary culture
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
others
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
outlooknounUS /ˈaʊtlʊk/
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
PeaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
Pike's
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
only a very short time before
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
produce a literary work
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
a late time of life
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
