Chapter II

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

plural of “accommodation” — making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

the clay from which adobe bricks are made

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

in the past

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a movement into or inward

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

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From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

set up or found

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

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

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

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

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

a person who supplies information

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

the act of departing

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

with relatively high volume

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

flat tableland with steep edges

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

according to the clock

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

and nothing more

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

above and across; more than

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

go across or through

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

assume sponsorship of

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

past form of “recommend” — push for something

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

put a saddle on

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

the state of being asleep

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

express in speech

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

plural of “tariff” — a government tax on imports or exports

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

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

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They had been recommended to patronize the Commercial Hotel; their informant said he could not speak loudly in its praise.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

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

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

create by training and teaching

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

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

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading In the language of the far West, it beats nothing all out of sight."

at the time that

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOTELS ON THE FRONTIER.--ACCOMMODATIONS AT LAREDO.--SMUGGLING OVER THE BORDER.--LAREDO AS A RAILWAY CENTRE.--THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--RIVERS BENEATH THE SANDS.--ENTERING MEXICAN TERRITORY.--EXAMINATIONS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--MEXICAN TARIFFS.--BRIBERY AMONG OFFICIALS.--LEAVING NUEVO LAREDO.--A DREARY PLAIN.--FELLOW-PASSENGERS WITH OUR FRIENDS.--A MEXICAN IRISHMAN.--PEOPLE AT THE STATIONS.--ADOBE HOUSES; HOW THEY ARE MADE.--THE LAND OF _MAÑANA_.--_POCO TIEMPO_ AND _QUIEN SABE_.--LAMPASAS.--_MESA DE LOS CARTUJANOS_.--PRODUCTS OF NUEVO LEON.--SADDLE AND MITRE MOUNTAINS.--MONTEREY.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was nine o'clock in the evening when the train reached Laredo from San Antonio, and our friends found that they would have to pass the night in the town.

a late time of life

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It is the least bad of the hotels in the place," said he, "and a great deal better than sleeping on the ground in the open air, as you would have been obliged to do here only a few years ago.