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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Illinois near Moline at the confluence of the Mississippi and Rock Rivers. It was founded in the mid-1800s on the site of a major Sauk village and became a Union prison during the Civil War.
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- noun a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War
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Examples
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Her new hobby since we have moved back to Rock Island is to lay in front of the patio doors and just watch the world go by.
Archive 2008-01-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Her new hobby since we have moved back to Rock Island is to lay in front of the patio doors and just watch the world go by.
My cat sees dead people ReBecca Foster 2008
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After various adventures he overtook some teams which were on the way to a place called Rock Island, and being permitted to mount one of them he reached the town that evening.
The story of the life of John Anderson : the fugitive slave ed. 1863
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Mississippi river, then and now known as Rock Island, the ground on which the triplet cities of Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline now stands, was covered with prairie grass, and apparently a sterile waste as regards to the two former, whilst the latter was principally covered with timber.
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk 1767-1838 Black Hawk 1802
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The decidedly Midwestern and likable singer-songwriter - born Elisabeth Maurus in 1962 in Rock Island, Ill. - also said that she hoped to limit her alcohol intake on this night to the one shot she downed before hitting the stage.
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The decidedly Midwestern and likable singer/songwriter, born Elisabeth Maurus in 1982 in Rock Island, Ill., also said that she hoped to limit her alcohol intake on this night to the one shot she downed before hitting the stage.
In concert: Lissie at 9:30 Club Dave McKenna 2011
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Mr. Snowball, a 55-year-old professor at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., has been an avid amateur investor for many years.
Professor's Advice: It's Best to Be Bored Javier Espinoza 2012
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SB: Well, I grew up right next door to Rock Island, and I grew up a block and a half from the railroad tracks where the Rock Island Line cars used to drive through my little hometown.
Mike Ragogna: A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation with Suzy Bogguss Mike Ragogna 2011
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Davenport, Iowa; and Rock Island, Ill., the weather service said.
Snow Pack, Rains Heighten Flood Risk for Much of U.S. Joe Barrett 2011
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Across the river in Moline, Ill., which with Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf makes up the Quad Cities region, the city also was preparing for flooding.
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