1910
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From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
Co-opolitan
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From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
DakotanounUS /dəˈkoʊtə/
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
set up or found
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
inducementnounUS /ˌɪnˈduːsmənt/
a positive motivational influence
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
immediately past
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
held or filled or in use
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
partiallyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrʃəli/
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
go across or through
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
projectornounUS /prəˈdʒektər/
an optical device for projecting a beam of light
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
Puget
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From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
RailroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
RapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
SeattlenounUS /siˈætəl/
a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
spikenounUS /spaɪk/
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
TranscontinentaladjectiveUS /ˌtrænzkɑːntɪˈnentəl/
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, the people of those states offered every inducement for us to pass through their country.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Co-opolitan Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1910 to Chicago.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
at the time that
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we reached the Black Hills in South Dakota we found the route from Silver City to Rapid City down the narrow valley of Rapid Creek occupied by a partially completed railroad which the projector had been compelled to abandon for lack of funds.
WyomingnounUS /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading The construction of the road through Washington, Wyoming and South Dakota was not interrupted by any obstacles or opposition.
a late time of life
From this reading Two years before that the last spike had been driven at Seattle, on Puget Sound, and trains had since been running regularly on that portion of the road.
