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From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
1876
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From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
ADEL
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From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Day.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
Byers
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From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Day.
DESnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading DES MOINES TO OMAHA.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
Fifty-seventh
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From this reading One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
ten 10s
From this reading One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
IOWAnounUS /ˈaɪəwə/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
MOINES
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From this reading DES MOINES TO OMAHA.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _Byers House_, ADEL, IOWA, _October 15, 1876_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
OMAHAnounUS /ˈoʊməhɑː/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading DES MOINES TO OMAHA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
productiveadjectiveUS /prəˈdʌktɪv/
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The soil of the prairie, I am everywhere informed, is almost invariably of the most productive character.
strikinglyadverbUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋli/
in a striking manner
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DES MOINES TO OMAHA.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Left Des Moines with pleasant thoughts of the cordial reception I had met with, and pursuing my way westward over the prairies, reached this village in the evening after a twenty-five miles' ride over a section of the country strikingly beautiful.
