Chapter XII

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

later than; following

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

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

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

the soft brown fur of the beaver

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE BOY MINER.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

make a dull, explosive sound

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

and nothing more

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a university town in southeast Wyoming

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading THE BOY MINER.

the expensive fur of a mink

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

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

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

the fur of an otter

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

go across or through

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

spoil as if by poison

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

yielding material gain or profit

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

only a very short time before

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

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

From this reading THE BOY MINER.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

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

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

create by training and teaching

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading This enterprise was not profitable, and two months after Billy returned to Laramie, and in a few days, in company with two others, he started back to Leavenworth.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

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 Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

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

From this reading Billy had been at home scarcely one month before he engaged himself as assistant wagon-master to another train which was made up at Fort Laramie to carry supplies to a new post just established at Cheyenne Pass.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He got through this adventure without losing a team or a man.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading Returning to Laramie he engaged with a Mr. Ward, the post trader, to trap for beaver, mink, and otter on the Chug Water, and poison wolves for their peltries.