AffectingadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
Chaboneau
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From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
Clarke
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From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
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 Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
exploringverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The extreme navigable point of the Missouri mentioned.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The extreme navigable point of the Missouri mentioned.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
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 The extreme navigable point of the Missouri mentioned.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
navigableadjectiveUS /ˈnævəɡəbəl/
able to be sailed on or through safely
From this reading The extreme navigable point of the Missouri mentioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The extreme navigable point of the Missouri mentioned.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
Shoshonees
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From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Captain Clarke in exploring the source of the Columbia falls in company with another party of Shoshonees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading General character of the river and of the country through which it passes.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Council held with that nation, and favourable result.
