used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
beachesnounUS /ˈbiːtʃəz/
plural of “beach” — an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
ten 10s
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
MinneapolisnounUS /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/
largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
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 A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
RapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
spring-fed
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From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
three-fourthsnoun
three of four equal parts
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A journey of two hundred miles almost due north from Minneapolis brings the traveller to Park Rapids, a live and growing town on the Great Northern Railroad.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
in or at the place that
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
widthnounUS /wɪdθ/
the extent of something from side to side
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three miles to the east is Long Lake, some nine miles in length with an average width of about three-fourths of a mile.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One may not travel far in any direction from this town without coming across a lake.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading It is a beautiful sheet of water, spring-fed, blue, with sandy beaches and broken, wooded shores.
the act of creating written works
From this reading By this time some reader may be interested to know where the lake is located about which we are writing.
