1865
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From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The trail was a white man's road.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
(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 THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
Field'snounUS /fiːldz/
possessive form of “field” — a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
Fraser
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
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 THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
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 THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The trail was a white man's road.
the force of workers available
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The trail was a white man's road.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
rustedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪd/
having accumulated rust
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
seriousnessnounUS /ˈsɪriəsnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
sumsnounUS /sʌmz/
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
swathnounUS /swɑːθ/
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
testimonynounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TRAIL As we left the bank of the Fraser River we put all wheel tracks behind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trail turned to the west and began to climb, following an old swath which had been cut into the black pines by an adventurous telegraph company in 1865.
a Caucasian
From this reading The trail was a white man's road.
which person or people
From this reading Immense sums of money were put into this venture by men who believed the ocean cable could not be laid.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The work was stopped midway by the success of Field's wonderful plan, and all along the roadway the rusted and twisted wire lay in testimony of the seriousness of the original design.
