used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
have
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BLACK PANTHER’S END.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
commandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading BLACK PANTHER’S END.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
immediately past
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
McPhersonnounUS /məkˈfɜːrsən/
United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
Meinhold
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From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
over-awed
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From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
PanthernounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
PANTHER'SnounUS /ˈpænθərz/
possessive form of “panther” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading BLACK PANTHER’S END.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
SiouxnounUS /suː/
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buffalo Bill had not seen the last of Black Panther.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
a source of difficulty
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
Water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were threatening to cause trouble, the officer said, and they must be looked after, warned, and over-awed by a show of force.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two months after the encounter in Running Water’s village the commandant of Fort McPherson ordered him to go, with a small band of his scouts, to the village of the Bear band of the Sioux nation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The famous Company B of the Third Cavalry, under command of Captain Meinhold, would go along with the scouts.
