used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
BUFFALOnounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
CENTER-POST
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From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
CITIZENnounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
ColoradonounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
eavesnounUS /iːvz/
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
one or the other of two
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
ever-repeated
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From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
far-away
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From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
GRIPEnounUS /ɡraɪp/
informal terms for objecting
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
KAW
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From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
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 To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
LO
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From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
NAVIGATIONnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
PRESENTINGverbUS /prɪˈzentɪŋ/
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
PURCHASEnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
RailroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
RILEYnounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
SACHEMnoun
a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
swifteradjectiveUS /ˈswɪftər/
comparative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
TopekanounUS /təˈpiːkɑː/
the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
UNFOLDSverbUS /ənˈfoʊldz/
third-person singular of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading An ever-repeated succession of valley and prairie stretched away on either hand.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE INDIAN QUESTION--A BALLAD BY SACHEM, PRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW.
water-shed
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From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
water-spouts
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From this reading It might properly be called one of the eaves or water-spouts of the great Rocky Mountain water-shed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Next morning we said good-by to hospitable Topeka, and took up our westward way over the Pacific Railroad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the left the Kaw came down with far swifter current than it has in its course below, from its far-away source in Colorado.
