33
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From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
39
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476
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From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
49
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57
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71
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77
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From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
how long something has existed
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY.
ArgonautsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡənɔːts/
plural of “argonaut” — someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a line of approach
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
CarsonnounUS /ˈkɑːrsən/
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
CholeranounUS /ˈkɑːlərə/
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
CommonwealthnounUS /ˈkɑːmənwelθ/
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
Crandall's
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From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
DevelopmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
the act of discovering something
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY.
EnvironsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
FoundingnounUS /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
Francis
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From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
FRANCISCO
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading PAGE Wayside Notes _Frontispiece_.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
coins made of gold
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
JesuitsnounUS /ˈdʒeʒuːɪts/
plural of “jesuit” — a member of the Jesuit order
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
LargestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
LeasenounUS /liːs/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
the act of departing
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
MetropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
MintnounUS /mɪnt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading PAGE Wayside Notes _Frontispiece_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading PAGE Wayside Notes _Frontispiece_.
PlagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
RevereverbUS /rɪˈvɪr/
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
SAN
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
term of address for a man
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
Sutter
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From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
the topmost one of two
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
WaysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading PAGE Wayside Notes _Frontispiece_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
WorcesternounUS /ˈwʊstər/
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading Views in Boston 33 Scenes in Boston 39 Boston and Environs 49 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 57 Leaving the Revere House, Boston 71 Riding Through Cambridge 77 View in Worcester, Mass.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Metropolis of the Pacific Coast--Largest Gold Fields in the World--The Jesuits--Captain Sutter--Argonauts of "49"--Great Excitement--Discovery of Upper California--Sir Francis Drake--John P. Lease--The Founding of San Francisco--The "Golden Age"--Story of Kit Carson--The Golden Gate--San Francisco Deserted--The Cholera Plague--California Admitted to the Union--Crandall's Stage--Wonderful Development of San Francisco--United States Mint--Handsome Buildings--Trade with China, Japan, India and Australia--Go Out to the Cliff House--Ride into the Pacific--End of Journey 476
