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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 11, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 10, 1804October 12, 1804October 11, 1804 11th of October Thursday 1804 wind S. E. at 11 oClock met the 1s Chief in Council, he Thanked us…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 13, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 12, 1805November 14, 1805November 13, 1805 November 13th Wednesday 1805 Some intervales of fair weather last night, rain and wind…Brewer's: Dobbin
A steady old horse, a child's horse. Dobby, a silly old man. Dobbies, house-elves similar to brownies. All these are one and the same word. The dobbies lived in the house, were very thin…Brewer's: Near Side
and Off Side. Left side and right side. “Near wheel” means that to the coachman's left hand; and “near horse” (in a pair) means that to the left hand of the driver. In a four-in-hand the…Brewer's: Wales
The older form in Wealhas (plural of Wealth), an Anglo-Saxon word denoting foreigners, and applied by them to the ancient Britons; hence, also…Brewer's: Cock-a-hoop
or Cock-a-houp. To sit cock-a-houp. Boastful, defiant, like a game cock with his houpe or crest erect; eagerly expectant. (French, coq à huppe.) And having routed a whole troop, With…Sentence Agreement: Collective Nouns
Collective NounsSentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Collective nouns are singular in form but plural in sense. Here are some examples of…Nahum: 2
Nahum Chapter 2 1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 2 For the LORD hath turned away the…Zechariah: 3
Zechariah Chapter 3 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto…Vacation Stories from our Readers
Unusual Vacation Stories Memorable vacation experiences submitted by our readers Well It Went To A Good Home We left Wyoming where we had bought a piece of blue leather that I was going to…Trending
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