1892
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From this reading GRAND CANYON HOTEL, June 26, 1892.
26
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From this reading GRAND CANYON HOTEL, June 26, 1892.
3.30
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From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
BasinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
branchingadjectiveUS /ˈbræntʃɪŋ/
having branches
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
the act of breaking something
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
CANYONnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
diameternounUS /daɪˈæmətər/
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
being one more than seven
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
forded
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From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
GeyserverbUS /ˈɡaɪzər/
to overflow like a geyser
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
GibbonnounUS /ˈɡɪbən/
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
half-past
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From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading GRAND CANYON HOTEL, June 26, 1892.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading GRAND CANYON HOTEL, June 26, 1892.
go away from a place
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
take the midday meal
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
the middle of the day
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
Norris'snounUS /ˈnɔːrəsɪz/
possessive form of “norris” — United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
obstructionnounUS /əbˈstrʌkʃən/
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
on one occasion
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
two times
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
the topmost one of two
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading At another place, a tree a foot in diameter had fallen across the road; the party all got out, and the driver had to jump the wagon over the obstruction, at the risk of breaking the vehicle.
precisely as stated
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twice we forded the river, and once the passengers were obliged to leave the wagon and remove a fallen tree from the way.
YELLOWSTONEnounUS /ˈjeloʊstoʊn/
a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON, AND THE FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
the day immediately before today
From this reading We left the Upper Geyser Basin at half-past eight yesterday morning, stopped for lunch at Norris's at noon, and, branching off, arrived here at 3.30 P.M. The road was on the banks of or near the Gibbon River for many miles, and was very rough.
