Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

have an effect upon

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

a hose that carries air under pressure

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

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

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree

From this reading But prospective buyers proved annoyingly inquisitive.

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

plural of “buyer” — a person who buys

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

make right or correct

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

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From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

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

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

the quality of being humane

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

to make better

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

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

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

showing curiosity

From this reading But prospective buyers proved annoyingly inquisitive.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

the force of workers available

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

and nothing more

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

as follows

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

as might be expected

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

owed as a debt

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

as yourself

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

of or concerned with or related to the future

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

established beyond doubt

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

plural of “rancher” — a person who owns or operates a ranch

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

giving satisfaction

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

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

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

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

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading But these, though well enough in their way, were not entirely satisfactory.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

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 The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

which person or people

From this reading Naturally, owing to a perfect advertising machinery, a number of sales were made to people at distant points, who bought for speculation merely.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The company needed actual settlers--men who would go upon the lands and improve them--to furnish object lessons from the ground itself to personally conducted, prospective buyers, who in turn should do the same, and ultimately provide the Prairie Southern branch of Western Airline with a paying traffic in freight and humanity.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The astute Mr. Sleeman's prediction to Farwell--namely, that the attitude of the ranchers would affect land sales--proved correct.