1847
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
acornnounUS /ˈeɪkɔːrn/
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
ANECDOTEnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was very pleasant coming up.
EDnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very pleasant coming up.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
MILWAUKIE
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From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was very pleasant coming up.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
PREVORST
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From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
SEERESS
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From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
not in physical motion
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
up to a particular time
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was very pleasant coming up.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very pleasant coming up.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
WISCONSINnounUS /wɪˈskɑːnsən/
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN.--SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE.--INDIAN ANECDOTE.--SEERESS OF PREVORST.--MILWAUKIE.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading [Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written.--ED.]
but in spite of that
From this reading A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
