Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading It is a massive square building of stone.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

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

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

without missing a year

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

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

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

plural of “ax” — an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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

From this reading It is a massive square building of stone.

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

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

gotten under control

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

third-person singular of “derive” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

being one more than seven

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

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From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

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From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

ten 10s

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

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

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a massive square building of stone.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading It is a massive square building of stone.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

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From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

the local environment

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

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

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

make square

From this reading It is a massive square building of stone.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It is a massive square building of stone.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

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

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

a special situation

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

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

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

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

From this reading The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix” his son’s “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.

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From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

in or at the place that

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.

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From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

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

From this reading Near the centre of the colony of Red River, the stream from which the settlement derives its name is joined by another, called the Assiniboine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Four high and thick walls enclose a space of ground on which are built six or eight wooden houses, some of which are used as dwellings for the servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and others as stores, wherein are contained the furs, the provisions which are sent annually to various parts of the country, and the goods (such as cloth, guns, powder and shot, blankets, twine, axes, knives, etc., etc.) with which the fur-trade is carried on.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading About five or six hundred yards from the point where this union takes place, and on the banks of the latter stream, stands the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading-post, Fort Garry.