1839
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From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
1840
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From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
arithmeticnounUS /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Hanna till I had paid my winter's board.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
chipmuncks
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From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
choppedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːpt/
prepared by cutting
From this reading When school was out I chopped and split rails for Wm.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
Daboll's
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From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
Hanna
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From this reading Hanna till I had paid my winter's board.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hanna till I had paid my winter's board.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When school was out I chopped and split rails for Wm.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Hanna till I had paid my winter's board.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading When school was out I chopped and split rails for Wm.
on the contrary
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
an educational institution
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading When school was out I chopped and split rails for Wm.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
up to a particular time
From this reading Hanna till I had paid my winter's board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
hard to endure
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
precisely as stated
From this reading I suffered a great deal and felt so miserable that I began to think I had rather live on the top of the Rocky Mountains and catch chipmuncks for a living than to live here and be sick, and I began to have very serious thoughts of trying some other country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
at the time that
From this reading When school was out I chopped and split rails for Wm.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
winter'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Hanna till I had paid my winter's board.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
Wm
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From this reading When school was out I chopped and split rails for Wm.
the act of creating written works
From this reading In the winter of 1839 and 1840 I went to a neighboring school for three months, where I studied reading, writing and spelling, getting as far as Rule of Three in Daboll's arithmetic.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The second year of sickness and I was affected with the rest, though it was not generally so bad as the first year.
