used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
(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 They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
calendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
ClingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
Del
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
meridiannounUS /mərˈɪdiən/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
ninety-eighth
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
only a very short time before
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
in the near future
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
THIRTY-SIXadjective
being six more than thirty
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
three-fourthsnoun
three of four equal parts
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
undreamedadjectiveUS /ənˈdriːmd/
not imagined even in a dream
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
unsettledadjectiveUS /ənˈsetəld/
still in doubt
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
look attentively
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
waveringnounUS /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
but in spite of that
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
