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from one side of something to the other

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

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

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

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

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Can we see the Overland stage road, general?”

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

moving toward the east

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

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

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

plural of “headwater” — the source of a river

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

a university town in southeast Wyoming

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

immediately past

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

most important element

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

the force of workers available

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

information about recent and important events

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

on one occasion

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

traveling or passing over land

From this reading “Can we see the Overland stage road, general?”

go across or through

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

a relatively flat highland

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading “Can we see the Overland stage road, general?”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Can we see the Overland stage road, general?”

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading “Can we see the Overland stage road, general?”

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

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

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

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From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “It keeps to the base of those south hills, on the headwaters of the side streams, for fording.”

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

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

the upper part of anything

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

not known

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.

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

From this reading MORE BAD NEWS IT was the easy Rattlesnake Pass that finally led out from the farther edge of the great Laramie Plains, and down to the North Platte River.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Can we see the Overland stage road, general?”

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

From this reading “Once across that, and over the next plateau, and we’ll be into the unknown country.”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “There’s the last of the main streams which flow eastward, men,” remarked General Dodge, as from the top of the pass they emerged into view of the valley below.