1854
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From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
1855
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From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
placed crosswise
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
recognizable; marked
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
Elba
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From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
a social unit living together
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
four-roomed
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From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
the act of departing
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
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 It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
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 It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
on one occasion
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
SalmonnounUS /ˈsæmən/
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
TerritorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In April, 1855, they crossed the Missouri river and entered the Territory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
unplastered
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From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was October, 1854, before John Brown's three sons, Owen, Frederick and Salmon, left Ohio for their long journey to Kansas.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading John Brown decided to move his family once more to North Elba before going West.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He placed his wife and children in an unplastered, four-roomed house.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It was June before his people reached this negro settlement in Northern New York.
