1840
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From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
alcaldenoun
a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
ballotnounUS /ˈbælət/
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
have
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
billiardadjectiveUS /ˈbɪljərd/
of or relating to billiards
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
Buena
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From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
Buena's
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From this reading Now it was the scene of Yerba Buena's first election.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
busiestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪziəst/
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
candidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
ELECTIONnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
FlagnounUS /flæɡ/
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
groggery
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From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
guardingverbUS /ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
of great significance or value
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
inspectorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈspektərz/
plural of “inspector” — a high ranking police officer
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it was the scene of Yerba Buena's first election.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it was the scene of Yerba Buena's first election.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
RidleynounUS /ˈrɪdli/
a marine turtle
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Now it was the scene of Yerba Buena's first election.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
Sutter's
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From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
SwissnounUS /swɪs/
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
syrupnounUS /ˈsɜːrəp/
a thick sweet sticky liquid
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading About a large table sat the election inspectors guarding the ballot box, fashioned hastily from an empty jar of lemon syrup.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
Vioget's
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From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
in or at the place that
From this reading Robert Ridley, recently released from Sutter's Fort, where he had been imprisoned by the Bear Flag party, was a candidate for office as alcalde.
Yerba
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From this reading THE FIRST ELECTION Captain John J. Vioget's house was the busiest place in Yerba Buena, and John Henry Brown its most important personage.
