used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
abundancenounUS /əˈbʌndəns/
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
extensivelyadverbUS /ɪkˈstensɪvli/
in a widespread way
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
set up or found
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This animal is found in great abundance in the St. Lawrence, and by the Indians and a few white people is extensively hunted.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
PorpoisenounUS /ˈpɔːrpəs/
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
Seal-hunting
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From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
St
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From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
Tadousac
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From this reading Tadousac.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Before breakfast, this morning, I had the pleasure of taking fifteen common trout, and the remainder of the day I devoted to seal-hunting.
a Caucasian
From this reading Seal-hunting on the St. Lawrence—The white Porpoise.
