Chapter XXX

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

From this reading BUFFALO BILL IN A WRECK.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

later than; following

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

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

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading BUFFALO BILL IN A WRECK.

possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading BUFFALO BILL IN A WRECK.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

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

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

divisible by two

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

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

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

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

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

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

From this reading BUFFALO BILL IN A WRECK.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

immediately past

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

engage in

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

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From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

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From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

a particular point in time

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

come to pass

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

asked for

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

a large beer glass

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

in the near future

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

plural of “sounding” — a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

make high-pitched, whiney noises

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

plural of “survey” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

carry out

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

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

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

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

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

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From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.

which person or people

From this reading The party was under the command of our friend Captain Meinhold, and with him on the _Enterprise_ was his old and trusted friend, Buffalo Bill, who had been requested, at the last moment, to accompany him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Driving before the squall which had come down with awful suddenness was a schooner containing the surveying party that had been sent out from Fort McPherson to make surveys and take soundings of the lake.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading But there was never a worse storm on any of them than that which raged one night, soon after Buffalo Bill’s return to Fort McPherson, on the dark waters of a large lake on the edge of the great plains.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading BUFFALO BILL IN A WRECK.

an affirmative

From this reading The Great Lakes of the United States--yes, and even some of the smaller ones--are often the scenes of storms as terrible as those which occur on the broad bosom of any ocean on the face of the globe.