1848
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From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
(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 Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
Banion's
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From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
discontentnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
DIVISIONnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
evasionnounUS /ɪˈveɪʒən/
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
gregariousadjectiveUS /ɡrəˈɡeriəs/
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
ten 10s
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
impairedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈperd/
diminished in strength, quality, or utility
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
not any; not one
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
not one, and not any
From this reading Organization there now was none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Organization there now was none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
OrganizationnounUS /ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/
a group of people who work together
From this reading Organization there now was none.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
self-reliancenoun
personal independence
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
SoddenadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːdən/
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
stampededverbUS /stæmˈpiːdɪd/
past form of “stampede” — cause to run in panic
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Organization there now was none.
create by training and teaching
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
unitsnounUS /ˈjuːnəts/
plural of “unit” — any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
VermilionadjectiveUS /vərˈmɪljən/
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE DIVISION The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Organization there now was none.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The effects of the storm were not so capable of evasion.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for Banion's work with the back fires the entire train would have been wiped out.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Sodden, wretched, miserable, chilled, their goods impaired, their cattle stampeded, all sense of gregarious self-reliance gone, two hundred wagons were no more than two hundred individual units of discontent and despair.
