used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
after-dinner
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From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
boggyadjective
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
chartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
someone who is a detective
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
don't
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From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
EvergladesnounUS /ˈevərɡleɪdz/
a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
exploredverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/
past form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
Harney's
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From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
heart-to
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From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
hiepus
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From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
how
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From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
Lawson's
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From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
let's
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From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
Myers
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From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
Ned
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From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
PRAIRIEnounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
salt-water
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From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
swampsnounUS /swɑːmps/
plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
express in words
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
up to a particular time
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
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 I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A PRAIRIE ON FIRE "Dick," said Ned as they rested against a log, having their regular after-dinner, heart-to heart talk, "we had better _hiepus_ (light out), if we mean to get to the coast and bring up at Myers on time, besides taking in all we want to on the way.
we've
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From this reading We know the Harney's River route like a book and we've been over the Indian trail to Lawson's River, so we've got to find some new way out.
(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 We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading There is a chain of salt-water lakes between the Everglades and the rivers of the west coast and we must get into them.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have made a pretty fair chart of the country and can tell how far across the swamps and prairies it is to almost any point, but how much of that distance is easy water and how much tough swamp or boggy prairie is what I don't know, but what we have got to find out.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading We have explored the country right around here pretty well and now let's put in a day working the canoe through the grass to the south, then leg it westward till we strike salt water."
