Chapter I

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From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

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From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

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From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

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

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plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

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related by common characteristics or ancestry

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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

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past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

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the supreme effort one can make

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showing who or what does the action

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United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

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the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

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characteristic of the present

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a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _The Editor_ 9 TRAVELS IN THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, THE ANAHUAC AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND IN THE OREGON COUNTRY.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

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serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

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the act of discovering something

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plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

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all through a period, or at some point within it

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

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of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

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improved or corrected by critical editing

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a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

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a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

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to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

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From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

coins made of gold

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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

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a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

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plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new

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a member of the Jesuit order

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plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

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the shore of a lake

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United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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an area that is approximately central within some larger region

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plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _The Editor_ 9 TRAVELS IN THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, THE ANAHUAC AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND IN THE OREGON COUNTRY.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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plural of “note” — a brief written record

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the month following September and preceding November

From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

an amount of time

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plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

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exert pressure or force to or upon

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superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

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mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

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plural of “reprint” — a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

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(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

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abounding in rocks or stones

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

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relating to human society and its members

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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

From this reading A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by

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

From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

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

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plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

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plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

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relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

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in the company of; together with

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the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one

From this reading Part I of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., May 21-October 16, 1839 The Lakeside Press PREFACE TO VOLUMES XXVIII AND XXIX.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

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