used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
in the past
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKY GULCH.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
Darius
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From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
Darke
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From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
being one more than seven
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
set up or found
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
Francisco
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From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
GibbonnounUS /ˈɡɪbən/
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
GULCHnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKY GULCH.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
investmentsnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestmənts/
plural of “investment” — the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
occurring by chance
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
ROCKYadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKY GULCH.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
San
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From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKY GULCH.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKY GULCH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had brought some money to California, and had greatly increased it by lucky investments in San Francisco.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
(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 We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were well fixed, but expected to increase our wealth in mining.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With me was a man named James Gibbon.
a late time of life
From this reading “It is now between eight and nine years ago,” said Darius Darke, deliberately, “that I found myself at a mining district in California, then known as Rocky Gulch.
