used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
in addition
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
bravesnounUS /breɪvz/
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
Dixon's
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From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
fast-traveling
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From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
fer
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From this reading “We tuk two lives fer one.”
FerryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
gravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
Hawk's
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From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
Kellogg'snounUS /ˈkelɔːɡz/
possessive form of “kellogg” — United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
kiltnounUS /kɪlt/
a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “We tuk two lives fer one.”
meleenounUS /ˈmeɪleɪ/
a noisy riotous fight
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
the force of workers available
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
more'n
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From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We tuk two lives fer one.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
PrairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
prowlingverbUS /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
scalpedverbUS /skælpt/
past form of “scalp” — sell illegally, as on the black market
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
skirmishnounUS /ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
a minor short-term fight
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
survivornounUS /sərˈvaɪvər/
one who lives through affliction
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
very small
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
tuk
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From this reading “We tuk two lives fer one.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “We tuk two lives fer one.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But we kilt more’n a score o’ the Hawk’s men,” declared a survivor grimly.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Scouts of the Prairie The weather continued warm and dry, and by late afternoon of the second day the four, fast-traveling scouts had arrived at Kellogg’s Grove, a tiny hamlet forty-five miles to the northwest of Dixon’s Ferry.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
whitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading They also visited the graves of the ten unfortunate whites who had been shot down and scalped in the melee.
which person or people
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here they talked with several settlers who had taken part some weeks earlier in the bloody skirmish with Black Hawk’s prowling braves.
