used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BRISK ENGAGEMENT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now, what are you going to do about it?”
allynounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, what are you going to do about it?”
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
BRISKadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading A BRISK ENGAGEMENT.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
an opposing military force
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A BRISK ENGAGEMENT.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
the act of departing
From this reading “Now, what are you going to do about it?”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, what are you going to do about it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
and nothing more
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
precisely, exactly
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
express in words
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
without speaking
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
tomahawkverbUS /ˈtɑːməhɔːk/
cut with a tomahawk
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Indians gazed silently at the corpse of their white ally, and not one of them showed the slightest sign of grief or indignation at his death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Buffalo Bill had only done what many of them would have liked to do if they had possessed the courage and skill.
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading The border king wrenched his dripping tomahawk from the skull of his fallen enemy, and, holding it tightly in his right hand, boldly faced the assembly of chiefs, with a questioning glance in his eyes that seemed to say:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, what are you going to do about it?”
