416
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428
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431
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From this reading PRELIMINARY TO THE APPENDIX, 431, 432 CHAPTER FIRST.
432
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From this reading PRELIMINARY TO THE APPENDIX, 431, 432 CHAPTER FIRST.
433
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From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
450
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
APPENDIXnounUS /əˈpendɪks/
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
BREAKSnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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BROWN'SnounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
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showing who or what does the action
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CARVINGnounUS /ˈkɑːrvɪŋ/
a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading PRELIMINARY TO THE APPENDIX, 431, 432 CHAPTER FIRST.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
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COMPULSORYadjectiveUS /kəmˈpʌlsəri/
required by rule
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
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EMIGRATIONnounUS /ˌeməˈɡreɪʃən/
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
EPITAPHnounUS /ˈepətæf/
an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
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a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
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be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading PRELIMINARY TO THE APPENDIX, 431, 432 CHAPTER FIRST.
FITTESTadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəst/
superlative of “fit” — meeting adequate standards for a purpose
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
GRIPEnounUS /ɡraɪp/
informal terms for objecting
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
HOMESTEADnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
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JACOBnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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KANSASnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
immediately past
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the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
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a written message addressed to a person or organization
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a formally arranged gathering
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an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
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MONTGOMERY'SnounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmriz/
possessive form of “montgomery” — Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
have ownership or possession of
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading PAGES.
POETICALadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
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POPPINGnounUS /ˈpɑːpɪŋ/
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE RESCUE OF JOHN BROWN'S COMPANIONS--SCALPED, AND CARVING HIS OWN EPITAPH--AN IRISH JACOB--"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"--SACHEM'S POETICAL LETTER--POPPING THE QUESTION ON THE RUN--THE PROFESSOR'S LETTER, 416-428
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading COME TO THE GREAT WEST--SHOULD THERE NOT BE COMPULSORY EMIGRATION--"GET A GOOD READY"--HOMESTEAD LAWS AND REGULATIONS--THE STATE OF KANSAS--THE COST OF A FARM--A FEW MORE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, 433-450 CHAPTER SECOND.
PRELIMINARYadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading PRELIMINARY TO THE APPENDIX, 431, 432 CHAPTER FIRST.
PROFESSOR'SnounUS /prəˈfesərz/
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
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completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
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REGULATIONSnounUS /ˌreɡjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “regulation” — an authoritative rule
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unusual or striking
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free from harm or evil
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RESCUESnounUS /ˈreskjuːz/
plural of “rescue” — recovery or preservation from loss or danger
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move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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SACHEM'S
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SCALPEDverbUS /skælpt/
past form of “scalp” — sell illegally, as on the black market
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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SHED-TAIL
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used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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SKETCHnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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SUGGESTIONSnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
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SURVIVALnounUS /sərˈvaɪvəl/
a state of surviving; remaining alive
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TERRITORIALadjectiveUS /ˌterɪˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to a territory
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in contact with each other or in proximity
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
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