Chapter I

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

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From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

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From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

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From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

related by common characteristics or ancestry

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

characteristic of the present

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Reuben Gold Thwaites, LL.D.

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

the act of discovering something

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

all through a period, or at some point within it

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

possessive form of “evans” — United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

an exact copy or reproduction

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

an ornamental facade

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

coins made of gold

From this reading Reuben Gold Thwaites, LL.D.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

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

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a member of the Jesuit order

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

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From this reading Reuben Gold Thwaites, LL.D.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

an amount of time

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

serving as an introduction or preface

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

plural of “reprint” — a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

From this reading Reuben Gold Thwaites, LL.D.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

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

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

the words of something written

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

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From this reading Reuben Gold Thwaites, LL.D.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

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

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading Volume VIII Buttrick’s Voyages, 1812–1819 Evans’s Pedestrious Tour, 1818 Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

belonging to which person

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading _Tilly Buttrick, Jr._ Author’s Prefatory Remarks 19 Text 21 Facsimile of title-page to Buttrick’s Voyages 17 Portrait of Estwick Evans (frontispiece to his book) 94 Facsimile of title-page to Evans’s Tour 95 PREFACE TO VOLUME VIII The journals of the two American travellers whose works have been selected for volume viii of our series, form an interesting contrast and complement to one another.