used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
at or in the front
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
broadeningnounUS /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/
the act of making something wider
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
channelsnounUS /ˈtʃænəlz/
official routes of communication
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
without stop or interruption
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
approval
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
hinderedverbUS /ˈhɪndərd/
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
an opening into or through something
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
immediately past
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
mendedverbUS /ˈmendɪd/
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
portages
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From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
rippedadjectiveUS /rɪpt/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
salvagedverbUS /ˈsælvɪdʒd/
past form of “salvage” — save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
cut with a saw
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
SCALP-HUNTER
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From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
SHAWNEEnounUS /ˈʃɔːni/
a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
sinews
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From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
snagverbUS /snæɡ/
catch on a snag
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
soddenadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːdən/
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
refrain from harming
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
tarried
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From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
Tawannears
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From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
TreacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
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 Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once a floating snag ripped our bottom out, and we swam to shore, pushing the sodden craft ahead of us.
water-tight
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From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SHAWNEE SCALP-HUNTER Day after day we descended the broadening river.
wetted
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From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Treacherous channels and difficult portages hindered us further, but each day saw some advance to our credit, and at last we came to the place which Tawannears called the Meeting of the Waters.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading With these he mended the hole and made it water-tight, and after two days' delay we continued our journey, thankful to have escaped attack whilst we tarried in this situation, for our spare powder had been wetted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tawannears cut bark strips, melted pitch I collected from the pine trees, and salvaged the sinews of a deer he shot with the bow and arrow he carried for hunting game.
