Chapter XXIX

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From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

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From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

a youthful male person

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

in a courageous manner

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

travel across or pass over

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

traveling across

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

plural of “fort” — a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

set up or found

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

assemble or get together

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

a small island

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

go away from a place

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

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 Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

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From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

the force of workers available

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

not any; not one

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

above and across; more than

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

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From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

cut with a saw

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

being one more than sixteen

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

a physician who specializes in surgery

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

in or at that place or location

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

interact in a certain way

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

in or at the place that

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They knew no trails which they could follow, nor were there bridges on which to cross the rivers; and to a large extent they must gather their food as they went.

a Caucasian

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

which person or people

From this reading FROM THE GULF TO THE ILLINOIS There were seventeen men who set out on foot, early in January, 1687, to travel from Fort St. Louis on the Gulf of Mexico to the other Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River—a journey of over a thousand miles.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

belonging to which person

From this reading They must sleep where night found them; and they must trust the Indians whose country they were crossing to treat them as friends and give them guidance upon the way, for as far as they knew there was no white man in all the distance between the two forts.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Father Membré, full of grief, remained with Barbier and the party at the fort and saw the slender band of explorers start off across the plains, their five horses loaded with supplies for a long and arduous journey.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Yet forth they went bravely—La Salle and his brother and two nephews (Moranget and the young Cavelier), Joutel, and Father Douay, Duhaut the elder and his man L’Archevêque, whom he had picked up at the isle of Santo Domingo, Liotot the surgeon and Hiens the buccaneer, a young boy named Pierre Talon whom La Salle planned to leave at the Cenis village to learn their language, and a half-dozen others.