used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
Blackburn's
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
placed crosswise
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
a female human offspring
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
eludedverbUS /ɪˈluːdɪd/
past form of “elude” — escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
Etzooah
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
grumblingnounUS /ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
Slavi
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
sleepersnounUS /ˈsliːpərz/
plural of “sleeper” — a rester who is sleeping
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
sorreladjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrəl/
of a light brownish color
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
tepeenoun
a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
unsaddling
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
at the time that
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
whitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
Yellow-Head
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
