1900
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From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
AlaskanounUS /əˈlæskə/
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
a youthful male person
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
to an extreme degree
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
glassesnounUS /ˈɡlæsəz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
coins made of gold
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
knittedadjectiveUS /ˈnɪtəd/
made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
Leroy
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From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
musinglyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
NomenounUS /noʊm/
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
one-room
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From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
pavenounUS /peɪv/
a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
move hurridly
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
socknounUS /sɑːk/
hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
a male human offspring
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
stakedverbUS /steɪkt/
past form of “stake” — put at risk
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
three-room
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From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
TUNDRAnounUS /ˈtʌndrə/
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He staked some gold claims and a town lot, and put up a one-room cabin, building on to the latter after we arrived.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
(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 His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
woollennounUS /ˈwʊlən/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading UNDER THE TUNDRA In a little three-room cabin in Nome, a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses, knitted a gray woollen sock for her boy, as she called him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His idea was to get his father and me away from the farm (which he hated) and start us in mining in Alaska, he being exceedingly enthusiastic on this subject and positive that we would enjoy it as well as he did."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading My son, Leroy, had come the year before to pave the way for us, as he called it, and this he tried his best to do.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes", she said musingly, "my husband and I came here during the rush of 1900.
