used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
in the past
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any thing at all
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
showing who or what does the action
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
ColumbianounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
DODD
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
etc
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From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
flounderingverbUS /ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
ten 10s
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
MEADnounUS /miːd/
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
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MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
TracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
TradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Author of "In the Tracks of the Trades," "Down the Columbia," etc., etc.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a start it was not auspicious, nor was it destined to be anything more than a start.
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 On that occasion I covered something over a hundred miles from the source of the Yellowstone--a good part of it on the ice, on the bank, or floundering in the water.
a late time of life
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
YellowstonenounUS /ˈjeloʊstoʊn/
a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
From this reading It must have been close to twenty years ago that I first started to boat from the head of the Yellowstone to the Gulf of Mexico.
