1812
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From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
Ashley
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From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
BECKWOURTH
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From this reading JIM BECKWOURTH.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
EzekielnounUS /ˈezɪkiːl/
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
FurnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading This party had a particularly hard time.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
JIM
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From this reading JIM BECKWOURTH.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading This party had a particularly hard time.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading This party had a particularly hard time.
PlattenounUS /plæt/
a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
routesnounUS /ruːts/
plural of “route” — an established line of travel or access
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
strayedverbUS /streɪd/
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they reached the buffalo country the Indians had driven every herd away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This party had a particularly hard time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This party had a particularly hard time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
which person or people
From this reading In the company there were two Spaniards, who were one morning left behind at camp to catch some horses that had strayed.
belonging to which person
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
William
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From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
a late time of life
From this reading In 1812 General William H. Ashley, the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, travelled up the Platte Valley, which a few years previously had been traversed by Captain Ezekiel Williams, whose routes were nearly the same.
