Chapter III

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

how long something has existed

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

make a resonant sound, like artillery

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

brought into existence

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

A line that marks the limits of an area.

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Only America, and America at a certain period, could produce a paradox like that.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

have a conference in order to talk something over

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Mark Twain interpreted the West from the standpoint of a native.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the literary culture

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Only America, and America at a certain period, could produce a paradox like that.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

joined in matrimony

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Mark Twain interpreted the West from the standpoint of a native.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a state in the western United States

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

and nothing more

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

(logic) a statement that contradicts itself

From this reading Only America, and America at a certain period, could produce a paradox like that.

an amount of time

From this reading Only America, and America at a certain period, could produce a paradox like that.

bring forth or yield

From this reading Only America, and America at a certain period, could produce a paradox like that.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the act of teaching at school

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a mental position from which things are viewed

From this reading Mark Twain interpreted the West from the standpoint of a native.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

being one more than thirty

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

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

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

male cat

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

two items of the same kind

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

not known

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

up to a particular time

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading He was the first man of letters of any distinction to be born west of the Mississippi.

at the time that

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

belonging to which person

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MARK TWAIN With Mark Twain, American literature became for the first time really national.

a late time of life

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

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 He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He spent his boyhood and young manhood near the heart of the continent, along the great river during the vital era when it was the boundary line between known and unknown America, and when it resounded from end to end with the shouts and the confusion of the first great migration from the East; he lived for six thrilling years in the camps and the boom towns and the excited cities of Nevada and California; and then, at thirty-one, a raw product of the raw West, he turned his face to the Atlantic Coast, married a rare soul from one of the refined families of New York State, and settled down to a literary career in New England, with books and culture and trips abroad, until in his old age Oxford University could confer upon him--"Tom Sawyer," whose schooling in the ragged river town had ended before he was twelve--the degree that had come to America only as borne by two or three of the Brahmins of New England.