Illinois
[,ili'nɔi(z)]
Definition
(noun.) the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami.
(noun.) a midwestern state in north-central United States.
(noun.) a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west.
Typist: Tyler--From WordNet
Definition
(n.sing. & pl.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
Typist: Willard
Examples
- He did so, and I at once relieved him from the command of the 13th army corps and ordered him back to Springfield, Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Gorham, of Illinois, built a successful twine binder, and had it at work in the harvest field in 1874. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Of these 4,800 were in Kentucky and Illinois, 7,000 in Memphis, 19,200 from Mound City south, and 17,500 at Corinth. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The quota of Illinois had been fixed at six regiments; and it was supposed that one company would be as much as would be accepted from Galena. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was distributed widely over the country, the greatest producers, after Pennsylvania, being Illinois, West Virginia, Ohio, Alabama and Colorado. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Most of them were from Logan's division, composed generally of men from the southern part of Illinois and from Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Among the earliest arrivals was the Governor of Illinois, with most of the State officers. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Palmer at that time commanded the 13th Illinois, which was acting as a guard to workmen who were engaged in rebuilding this bridge. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A letter addressed to me at Springfield, Illinois, will reach me. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The original patent for this machine was granted August 17, 1858, to two farmer boys of De Kalb, Illinois, the Marsh brothers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I bought her out in Illinois--gave $150 for her--and I thought she was good. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Castle of Alton, Illinois, in 1850. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The next day I left St. Louis for Mattoon, Illinois, where I was to muster in the regiment from that congressional district. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- McCormick at once contracted with Withington for this binder, and tried it on an Illinois farm the following July. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- On February 16, 1864, Jacob Behel, of Illinois, obtained a patent, No. 41,661, for a very important invention in binders. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He did so, and I at once relieved him from the command of the 13th army corps and ordered him back to Springfield, Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Gorham, of Illinois, built a successful twine binder, and had it at work in the harvest field in 1874. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Of these 4,800 were in Kentucky and Illinois, 7,000 in Memphis, 19,200 from Mound City south, and 17,500 at Corinth. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The quota of Illinois had been fixed at six regiments; and it was supposed that one company would be as much as would be accepted from Galena. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was distributed widely over the country, the greatest producers, after Pennsylvania, being Illinois, West Virginia, Ohio, Alabama and Colorado. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Most of them were from Logan's division, composed generally of men from the southern part of Illinois and from Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Among the earliest arrivals was the Governor of Illinois, with most of the State officers. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Palmer at that time commanded the 13th Illinois, which was acting as a guard to workmen who were engaged in rebuilding this bridge. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A letter addressed to me at Springfield, Illinois, will reach me. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The original patent for this machine was granted August 17, 1858, to two farmer boys of De Kalb, Illinois, the Marsh brothers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I bought her out in Illinois--gave $150 for her--and I thought she was good. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Castle of Alton, Illinois, in 1850. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The next day I left St. Louis for Mattoon, Illinois, where I was to muster in the regiment from that congressional district. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- McCormick at once contracted with Withington for this binder, and tried it on an Illinois farm the following July. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- On February 16, 1864, Jacob Behel, of Illinois, obtained a patent, No. 41,661, for a very important invention in binders. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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