1855
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From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
anew
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
(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 But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
checkverbUS /tʃek/
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
chuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
couldn't
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From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
COWnounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
DutchmannounUS /ˈdʌtʃmən/
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
hard-stuffed
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From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
Jackway
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From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
Jackway's
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From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
engage in
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
participate in games or sport
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
Rucker
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From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
move hurridly
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
sarcasticadjectiveUS /sɑːrˈkæstɪk/
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
skeinsnounUS /skeɪnz/
plural of “skein” — coils of worsted yarn
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
the season of growth
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
straw-tick
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From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
suckedverbUS /sʌkt/
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
carry out
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
toastverbUS /toʊst/
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading I kept thinking as I drove along of Lawyer Jackway's sarcastic toast, "Sold again, and got the tin, and sucked another Dutchman in!"
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
tow-path
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From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
VANDEMARK
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From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
well-greased
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From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading But after all I couldn't keep myself from feeling pretty proud, as I watched the play of my horses' ears as they seemed to take in each new westward view as we went over the tops of the low hills, and as I listened to the "chuck, chuck" of the wagon wheels on their well-greased skeins.
in or at the place that
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was pleasure in looking back at my riches in the clean, hard-stuffed straw-tick, the stove, the traveling home which belonged to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I BECOME COW VANDEMARK I was off with the spring rush of 1855 for the new lands of the West!
but in spite of that
From this reading Rucker and Jackway might have given me a check on the tow-path; but yet I felt hopeful that I was to make a real success of my voyage of life to a home and a place where I could be somebody.
