1908
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From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
to or in a foreign country
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AmarillonounUS /ˌæmərˈɪloʊ/
a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
ArkansasnounUS /ˈɑːrkənsɑː/
a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
in or near a particular place or position
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AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading At Salt Lake found a large, busy, up-to-date city.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
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canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
FijinounUS /ˈfiːdʒi/
an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
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after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
set up or found
From this reading At Salt Lake found a large, busy, up-to-date city.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
HawaiinounUS /həˈwaɪiː/
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
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where you live at a particular time
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
itinerarynounUS /aɪˈtɪnəreri/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At Salt Lake found a large, busy, up-to-date city.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
and nothing more
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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cut with a saw
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
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TasmanianounUS /ˌtæzˈmeɪniə/
an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
TOURnounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
up-to-dateadjective
reflecting the latest information or changes
From this reading At Salt Lake found a large, busy, up-to-date city.
VancouvernounUS /vænˈkuːvər/
English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Space will only permit of its itinerary and a few of my impressions and experiences.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading From Amarillo I trained north to Salt Lake City, passing through the wonderful gorge of the Arkansas River and the canon of the Grand; scenery extremely wild and impressive.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The fall of 1908 saw me off on a tour which finally took me round the world.
ZealandnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
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