aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
AskedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
boatsnounUS /boʊts/
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading We had seen one copper knife.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
dwelledverbUS /dweld/
past form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
hollowedverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊd/
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading We had seen one copper knife.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
LateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had seen one copper knife.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
strayingadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪɪŋ/
unable to find your way
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading They called them “canoes”, made them, large and small, out of trunks of trees, hollowed by fire, and with their stone knives.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AT first, the day before, we had not made out that the Indians had boats.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later, straying here and there, we had seen them drawn upon the shore and covered with boughs of trees.
yonderadjectiveUS /ˈjɑːndər/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Asked about that, they pointed to the south and seemed to say that yonder dwelled men who had all they wished of most things.
