Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

later than; following

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

possessing life

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

Having no one else present.

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

of short duration or distance

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

characterized by great determination

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

complete annihilation

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

immediately past

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

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 "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

full of life and energy

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

only a very short time before

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

refrain from harming

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

a source of difficulty

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

an irritating or obnoxious person

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A LIVELY COMMENCEMENT--THE FIGHT IN THE DESERT--EXTERMINATION OF A BAND OF CUT-THROATS--THE CAVALRY SABRE--A CONTRAST--PERMITTED TO RETIRE AND RECEIVING PROMOTION--A LITTLE LOVE--CHANCE AND TROUBLE--WHAT CAME OF IT--"SMOKING OUT A VARMINT"--A FEW PRISONERS--THE INDIAN AGENT--NEW FRUIT ON A TREE--ALONE ON A TRAIL--THE END.

in or at the place that

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

during the time that

From this reading "At last, Mose!" said Le Roy, who happened to be near me, "we have the blood-thirsty devils! and may God not spare me, if I fail to kill, while a single one of them is left alive."

which person or people

From this reading After a brief council, in which Captain Smith, Harry Arnold, and myself were the principal ones who took a part, it was determined to surround them on the side where we then were, and immediately day had broken, to drive them to the desert.

the words that are spoken

From this reading He scarcely seemed to be aware of the meaning of his muttered words.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading By doing this, we calculated scarcely one of them would have a chance of escaping.