1200
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
ABOUNDINGadjectiveUS /əˈbaʊndɪŋ/
existing in abundance
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
CambodianounUS /ˌkæmˈboʊdiə/
a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
cannot
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From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
CHARNAY
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
clearings
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From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
coastingverbUS /ˈkoʊstɪŋ/
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
COATZACOALCOS
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
CORTEZnounUS /kɔːrˈtez/
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
placed crosswise
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
Cruz
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From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
DenseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
EADS
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
ENGINEERINGnounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/
the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
to come or go into
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
EXPLORATIONSnounUS /ˌeksplərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
FRONTERA
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
harborsnounUS /ˈhɑːrbərz/
plural of “harbor” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
IDOLnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
ISTHMUSnounUS /ˈɪsməs/
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
the act of departing
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
LOGSnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
LORILLARD
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
MAHOGANYnounUS /məˈhɑːɡəni/
wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
Me-Kong
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From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
Menam
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From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
MITLA
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
PALENQUE
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
PILLARnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
portsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
RAILWAYnounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
RAILWAY-CARRIAGE
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
REGIONnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
unusual or striking
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
RUINSnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
SHIP-CANAL
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
SHIP-RAILWAY
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
SiamnounUS /saɪˈæm/
a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
STEPHENSnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
TABASCOnounUS /təˈbæskoʊ/
a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
TANKSnounUS /tæŋks/
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
TEHUANTEPEC
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From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
Vera
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From this reading On the morning after leaving Vera Cruz she was off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, and a little after sunrise she crossed the bar and steamed slowly against the current of that tropical stream.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
WHEELSnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
in or at the place that
From this reading She drew less than twelve feet of water, and was therefore able to enter the shallow harbors of some of the Mexican and Central American ports where large vessels cannot go.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The steamer on which our friends were embarked was a small one engaged in the coasting trade.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER.--ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.--TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY AND SHIP-CANAL.--THE EADS SHIP-RAILWAY.--AN IDEA OF CORTEZ.--PLANS OF CAPTAIN EADS.--A RAILWAY-CARRIAGE WITH 1200 WHEELS.--SHIPS CARRIED IN TANKS.--ENGINEERING AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SHIP-RAILWAY.--MAHOGANY TRADE.--FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE LOGS.--FRONTERA AND TABASCO.--RUINS OF PALENQUE.--LORILLARD CITY.--EXPLORATIONS BY STEPHENS AND CHARNAY.--PALACE OF PALENQUE.--TEMPLE OF THE CROSS.--TEMPLE OF LORILLARD.--REMARKABLE IDOL.--A REGION ABOUNDING IN RUINS.--REMAINS OF MITLA.--PILLAR OF DEATH.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Dense forests, broken here and there by clearings, covered the banks of the river, and reminded our young friends of the Menam River, in Siam, or the Me-Kong, in Cambodia.
