Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 1,820 km (1,130 mi) long, rising in the steppe region of Kazakhstan and flowing generally west then northeast to the Irtysh River in south-central Russia.
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I’d recommend bringing “Kendall’s Ishim” into the previous paragraph, and then ending with a sentence that suggests what an Ishim is in an interesting way.
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I think it would be a lot more dramatic if I knew what an Ishim were.
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The model highlights the so-called "new city," on the left bank of the Ishim River.
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The model highlights the so-called "new city," on the left bank of the Ishim River.
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The model highlights the so-called "new city," on the left bank of the Ishim River.
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Kasan to Ishim, but that affords no resources to travelers.
Michael Strogoff 2003
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“Well then, gentlemen,” said Michael, “we will be fellow-travelers as far as Ishim.”
Michael Strogoff 2003
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It is true that a second route — the one of which Michael had just spoken — avoiding the slight detour by Perm, also connects Kasan with Ishim.
Michael Strogoff 2003
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“We know nothing as yet,” replied Alcide; “but we shall certainly go as far as Ishim, and once there, our movements must depend on circumstances.”
Michael Strogoff 2003
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Michael Strogoff was right in the choice he had made, and if, as appeared probable, the gipsies should follow the second route from Kasan to Ishim, he had every chance of arriving before them.
Michael Strogoff 2003
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