Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

matters of personal concern

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

a fit of shivering or shaking

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

A line that marks the limits of an area.

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the act of burning something

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Yet worse was coming.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a person of German nationality

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

only a very short time before

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading OHIO--INDIANA--ILLINOIS--MISSOURI.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading OHIO--INDIANA--ILLINOIS--MISSOURI.

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

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 About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

march in a procession

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

From this reading OHIO--INDIANA--ILLINOIS--MISSOURI.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

the middle of the day

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading OHIO--INDIANA--ILLINOIS--MISSOURI.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

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From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

in the company of; together with

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Lake Erie--Cleveland--Double-beds--March through the forest--Canton--Cincinnati--Lawrencebourg--A burning forest--Deserted farm-house--Wet weather and swollen rivers--A drunken companion--Versailles--Intrepid German Jews--Vincennes--Fording a river--The prairies of Illinois--Shooting deer--Salem--An Illinois settler--Lebanon--Ague--Passage of the Mississippi--St. Louis--German emigrants--A week’s work in the forest--Lead mines of Missouri--Courant river, the boundary of Missouri.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading There was such a number of passengers in the steerage, that it was hardly possible to move, and the state of affairs was made worse by each of the American ladies[B] having a short pipe in her mouth.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading About noon the steamer “North America” left for Cleveland, in Ohio State, and with it my worthy self.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet worse was coming.