used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
ACCOUNTSnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
ACQUAINTANCESnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
ATTIREnounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
DRAMATICadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
one or the other of two
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
GOLD-DIGGER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
INTRODUCTIONnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
LO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
become covered with mist
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
MISTYadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
MOUNTAIN-FEVER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
PROCEEDINGnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
RASCALLYadjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
RECEPTIONnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
RELAPSEverbUS /riˈlæps/
deteriorate in health
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
RESULTSnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
express in words
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
SCRIMMAGEnounUS /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
SIX-SHOOTERnoun
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
SOMERSAULTnounUS /ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
SQUARINGverbUS /ˈskwerɪŋ/
-ing form of “square” — make square
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISTY MORNING--ANOTHER INDIAN SCRIMMAGE--MOUNTAIN-FEVER--NEVER SAY DIE--A RASCALLY PROCEEDING--MY SIX-SHOOTER AND A SOMERSAULT--"LO!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
ULTIMATEadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Little beyond the eighth of a mile, in front of us or on either side, was visible.
WARMTHnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
at the time that
From this reading It was what sailors term a nasty day when we left this valley.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A heavy mist, which was almost rain, veiled the surrounding range of country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE POOR INDIAN!"--HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION--THE ULTIMATE WARMTH OF HIS RECEPTION--NEARLY SQUARING ACCOUNTS--A RELAPSE--LEFT BEHIND IN HIGHLY DRAMATIC ATTIRE--FIRST RESULTS WITH NEW ACQUAINTANCES--KINDNESS OF MY CAPTAIN--GREATER KINDNESS OF HIS FRIEND--BECOMING A GOLD-DIGGER.
