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11th
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
13th
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
accessories
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
adieu
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
adventurer
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
ANIMALS
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
arrived
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
ASSUMPTIONS
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
bid
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
brooks
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
Brunswick
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
CAMP
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
canoes
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
CARRIES
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
civilization
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
COMMENCEMENT
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
comrade
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
CONTEMPTIBLE
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
DAY
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
DAYS
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
DECEITnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
discard
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
Dock
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
DUMB
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
engaged
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
equipped
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
escaped
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
extremity
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
few
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
FIRST
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
FLIMSY
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
four
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
fully
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
FUN
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
G
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
GO
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
GUIDES
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
habiliments
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
Happy
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
House
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
hundred
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
Kineo
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
Lake
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
landed
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
little
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
love
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
Maine
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
man
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
miles
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
Moosehead
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
morning
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
Mount
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
murmuring
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
New
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
northern
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
OLD
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
other
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
OUTFIT
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
paddle
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
pebbles
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
portage
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
preach
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
previous
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
provisions
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
RAILROADING
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
remainder
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
route
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
September
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
shining
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
START
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
started
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
steamer
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
there
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From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
TOWARDprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
town
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
traverse
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
trees
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
Two
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From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
UNWARRANTED
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
Virtue's
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
voyage
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From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel G., my comrade adventurer, having arrived a few days previous, had engaged the guides, canoes, provisions, and other accessories, so there was little to do save discard the habiliments of civilization.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
WHARF
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two days after, on the morning of the 13th, we started from the Kineo Dock on the little steamer DAY DREAM for the northern extremity of Moosehead Lake, at which point we were to bid adieu to civilization and traverse the remainder of our route alone by paddle and portage.
whisp'ring
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading On the 11th of September I landed at the Mount Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, fully equipped for a voyage of over four hundred miles through the wilderness of Maine to New Brunswick.
WILDS
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From this reading THE START.--UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS.--OUR GUIDES AND OUTFIT.--A FLIMSY WHARF.--RAILROADING OF THE OLD DAYS.--CONTEMPTIBLE DECEIT TOWARD DUMB ANIMALS.--COMMENCEMENT OF FUN ON THE “CARRIES.”--WE GO INTO CAMP.--FIRST NIGHT IN THE WILDS.
wisdom's
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From this reading “Happy the man who has the town escaped; To him the whisp’ring trees, the murmuring brooks, The shining pebbles, preach Virtue’s and wisdom’s love.”
