used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
Bellefontaine
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He carried news.
Charette
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From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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 expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
divisible by two
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried news.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
the force of workers available
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
in the near future
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
proofsnounUS /pruːfs/
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
St
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
