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From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
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From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
adieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
the act of giving
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
ILLINOISnounUS /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading THE LOWER ILLINOIS.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
Lacon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
locksnounUS /lɑːks/
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading THE LOWER ILLINOIS.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
engage in
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
OctnounUS /ɔːkt/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Saturday, Oct.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
pontoonnounUS /pɑːnˈtuːn/
(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday, Oct.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
not in physical motion
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
SwanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOWER ILLINOIS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
up to a particular time
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We passed Lacon pontoon bridge and town about 5 p. m., and three miles below tied up for the night.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here we tied up till Sunday afternoon, the engine still giving trouble, and then set off.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
which person or people
From this reading 31, we bade adieu to the kind friends at Swan Lake, who had done so much to make us comfortable, and pulled down to Henry, passing the locks.
