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From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
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From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
a line of approach
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
bewareverbUS /bɪˈwer/
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
Borein
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From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
conferverbUS /kənˈfɜːr/
have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
constancynounUS /ˈkɑːnstənsi/
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
Dutton
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From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
Etc
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From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
FrontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
coins made of gold
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
how
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From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
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 New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
engage in
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
come together
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
MinersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading --_Miners' Saying_.
MiningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading --_Miners' Saying_.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
in or at that place or location
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
undoingnounUS /ənˈduːɪŋ/
an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
From this reading Courage and constancy will attend you through life but in the end will prove your undoing, for you will meet your death at the hands of your Dearest Friend."
unwiselyadverbUS /ənˈwaɪzli/
without good sense or judgment
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
which person or people
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
wrappernounUS /ˈræpər/
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading A Tale of the Western Frontier Cloth, 12mo. with a wrapper drawn by Edward Borein A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Author of "The Fighting Fool" Etc.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue "You will make a long journey to the West and there, within the shadow of a Place of Death, you will find two treasures, one of Silver and the other of Gold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gold is where you find it, and Silver in high places."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will fall in love with a beautiful woman who is an artist, but beware how you reveal your affection or she will confer her hand upon Another.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Choose well between them and both shall be Yours, but if you choose unwisely you will lose them Both and suffer a great disgrace.
