Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Whirl across the Rockies.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading A Whirl across the Rockies.

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

in the past

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

show off

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

a period of 100 years

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

plural of “contributor” — someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

for a limitless time

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

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From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

destroyed or killed

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

the act of retaining something

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

formed or united into a whole

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

the quality of being individual

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

plural of “isaac” — (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

the literary culture

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

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From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

on one occasion

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

traveling or passing over land

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

works for an expert to learn a trade

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

one of four equal parts

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

new

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

an act of narration

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide

From this reading A Whirl across the Rockies.

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From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

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

From this reading A Whirl across the Rockies.

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

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

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

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

two items of the same kind

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."

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

From this reading This was before San Francisco had begun to lose her unique and delightful individuality--now gone forever.

English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Among the contributors to this once famous weekly were Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Prentice Mulford, Joaquin Miller, Dan de Quille, Orpheus C. Kerr, C. H. Webb, "John Paul," Ada Clare, Ada Isaacs Menken, Ina Coolbrith, and hosts of others.

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading A Whirl across the Rockies.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A long time ago--nearly a quarter of a century--California could boast a literary weekly capable of holding its own with any in the land.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Fitz Hugh Ludlow wrote for it a series of brilliant descriptive letters recounting his adventures during a recent overland journey; they were afterward incorporated in a volume--long out of print--entitled "The Heart of the Continent."