Chapter XIII

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

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a share set aside for a specific purpose

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

at any time

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a social unit living together

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM KINGSTON TO ORDERVILLE.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

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

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

a town on the Hudson River in New York

From this reading FROM KINGSTON TO ORDERVILLE.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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 On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

inflected form of “mistake” — identify incorrectly

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

not any; not one

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

on one occasion

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

and nothing more

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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From this reading FROM KINGSTON TO ORDERVILLE.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

above and across; more than

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

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From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

an amount of time

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

having a point

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

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From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

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

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

third-person singular of “stipulate” — specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

express a supposition

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

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

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

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

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

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

From this reading FROM KINGSTON TO ORDERVILLE.

a person who changes location

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.

a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

a person who has never had sex

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

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

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading NEXT day we started over the hills for Panguitch, some forty miles off.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading On the way to Panguitch--Section-houses not Mormon homes--Through wild country--Panguitch and its fish--Forbidden pleasures--At the source of the Rio Virgin--The surpassing beauty of Long Valley--The Orderville Brethren--A success in Family Communism.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

in the company of; together with

From this reading And here, by the roadside, was pointed out to me one of those "section-houses" which a traveller in Utah once mistook for Mormon "homes," and described "cabins, ten feet by six, built of planks, one window with no glass in it, one doorway with no door in it."

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading This is an accurate description enough of a section-house, but it is a mistake to suppose that any one ever lives in it, as section-houses are only put up to comply with the Homestead Act, which stipulates for a building with one doorway and one window being erected upon each lot within a certain period of its allotment.