used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
not being in a specified place
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
in actual fact
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
how long something has existed
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
Coulee
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From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
DakotanounUS /dəˈkoʊtə/
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
earningsnounUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
economynounUS /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
set up or found
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
fundnounUS /fʌnd/
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
hod-carrier
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From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
how
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From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
humiliatinglyadverb
in a humiliating manner
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
ten 10s
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
includeverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːd/
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
IowanounUS /ˈaɪəwə/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
OsagenounUS /oʊˈseɪdʒ/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
pleasurablyadverb
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
rnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
revisitverbUS /riˈvɪzɪt/
visit again
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
an educational institution
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
feeling no shame
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
the state of being asleep
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
speedingnounUS /ˈspiːdɪŋ/
changing location rapidly
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
not in physical motion
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
up to a particular time
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
create by training and teaching
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I took passage in a first class coach this time, but was still a long way from buying a berth in a sleeping car.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Every field of wheat, every broad hat, every honest treatment of the letter "r" gave me assurance that I was approaching my native place.
at the time that
From this reading To find myself actually on the train and speeding westward was deeply and pleasurably exciting, but I did not realize how keen my hunger for familiar things had grown, till the next day when I reached the level lands of Indiana.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My earnings were still humiliatingly less than those of a hod-carrier, but by shameless economy I had saved a little over one hundred dollars and with this as a travelling fund, I set forth at the close of school, on a vacation tour which was planned to include the old home in the Coulee, the Iowa farm, and my father's house in Dakota.
a late time of life
From this reading A Visit to the West At twenty-seven years of age, and after having been six years absent from Osage, the little town in which I went to school, I found myself able to revisit it.
