used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
bargeverbUS /bɑːrdʒ/
push one's way
From this reading "The barge will go down well loaded in the spring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading The collection is growing splendidly!"
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "The barge will go down well loaded in the spring.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The collection is growing splendidly!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The collection is growing splendidly!"
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading "The barge will go down well loaded in the spring.
Meriwether
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From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/
extremely well
From this reading The collection is growing splendidly!"
the season of growth
From this reading "The barge will go down well loaded in the spring.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
at the time that
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE APPEAL "Well done, Will Clark!" said Meriwether Lewis, when, at length, one cold winter morning, they stood within the walls of the completed fortress.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Now we can have our own fireplace and go on with our work in comfort.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Mr. Jefferson will find that we have been busy," rejoined Clark.
