Chapter I

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

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

in the past

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

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

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

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

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

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From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

a period of 100 years

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

a slight indication

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

not carefully or expertly made

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

being ten more than seventy

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

an abstract part of something

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

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From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

transport from one place to another

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

United States writer and editor (1837-1920)

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

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From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

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

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the quality of being individual

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

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

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

and nothing more

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

immediately past

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

a form of address for a man

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading I began my journey in Mr. Howells's native State where he began his life's journey eighty years ago, at Martin's Ferry.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

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

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

a wild or unrefined state

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

in the recent past

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

continued in your keeping or use or memory

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

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

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

the season of growth

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

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

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

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

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

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

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

-ing form of “verge” — border on; come close to

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

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

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river

From this reading The place is two miles up the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, on the western bank of the stream.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

belonging to which person

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading In the middle of the last century the State retained much of the crude primitiveness of the frontier, and I wondered what stimulus this could have offered in creating a genius so broad in his views and so sensitive to impressions, and in whose expression there is such fine imagination, humor, sympathy, and wisdom.

a late time of life

From this reading It was with such expectations that I recently went to Ohio, just as spring was verging into summer, to see the land where Mr. Howells spent the years of which he has made so frank and appealing a record in this volume.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Whenever I visit the region of a famous man's youth I have the feeling that I ought to discover there some clue to the secret of his greatness; for I cannot help fancying that the environment must have molded him and been an essential element in the development of his individuality and power.