Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

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

From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

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From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

plural of “discoverer” — someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

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From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

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From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

the head of a state government

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

in a hospitable manner

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

a place of business for retailing goods

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.

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

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

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 JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

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

From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

which person or people

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

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From this reading He was sent by the French Governor, about 1638, as an ambassador to the Winnebagoes, west of Lake Michigan.

a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin

From this reading JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI Jean Nicollet's Voyage on the Wisconsin.--Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are sent by Count Frontenac to follow the Course of the Mississippi.--On the Wisconsin.--The "Great Water" reached.--Hospitably entertained in an Indian Camp.--An Invaluable Gift.--The Mouth of the Missouri and the Mouth of the Ohio passed.--The Outlet of the Arkansas reached.--Hardships of the Return Voyage.--Death of Marquette.--Joliet's Mishap.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He had heard among his Indian friends of a strange people without hair or beard who came from beyond the Great Water to trade with the Indians on the Lakes.

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From this reading A notable _coureur de bois_ (a French-Canadian wood-ranger) was Jean Nicollet.

a late time of life

From this reading He had lived for years among the savages and had become thoroughly Indian in his habits.