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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
animal
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
Arkansas
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
Battle-Ground
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
Big
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
borne
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
breeze
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
built
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
business
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
cities
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
city
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
Cold
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
Coming
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
country
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
covering
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
din
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
ears
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
emigrant
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
evening
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
exchange
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
Farming
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
Forks
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
Fort
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
gazed
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
great
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
hard
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
heard
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
hill
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
hill-sides
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
Homestead
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
Irrigation
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
Land
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
large
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
last
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
lately
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
lively
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
many
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
miles
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
much
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
never
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
Old
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
Omaha
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
OntoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
opposite
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
pasture-land
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
people
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
perched
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
place
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
Plains
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
Platte
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
prairie
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
pretty
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
quite
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
rapidly-growing
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From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
reach
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
reached
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
Republican
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
rich
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
river
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
said
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From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
Sandy
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
say
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
side
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
sides
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
some
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From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
streets
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
supports
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From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
surface
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
surrounding
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
there
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From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
times
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
Truly
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From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
two
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
Valley
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Truly, said we to ourselves, there must be some virtue in the surrounding country which supports these rapidly-growing cities.
Wallace
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
western
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From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great _emigrant land_ of which we had heard so much had at last been reached, and the din from the streets of the great _western exchange_ was borne to our ears upon the evening breeze.
wholesale
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From this reading Omaha is built upon the side of a large hill, and is quite a pretty place; and being the wholesale city for many miles of the surrounding country, business is lively, and the people say _hard times_ never reach them.
wild
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
Winds
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From this reading Omaha--Homestead Land--Coming Onto the Plains--Cold Winds--Platte Valley--Republican Forks--Fort Wallace--Big Sandy--Old Battle-Ground--Arkansas Valley--Irrigation Farming.
wonder
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From this reading We could but wonder, as we gazed upon these two cities, perched as they are upon hill-sides upon opposite sides of the river, and covering the surface which was so _lately_ the rich pasture-land of the wild _prairie animal_.
