ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
give a benediction to
From this reading “God bless you, Danforth--and you, Mercer!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
CodynounUS /ˈkoʊdi/
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
From this reading Where’s Cody?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
Danforth
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From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
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 “God bless you, Danforth--and you, Mercer!
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
and nothing more
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
KeyesverbUS /kiːz/
third-person singular of “key” — identify as in botany or biology, for example
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
massedverbUS /mæst/
past form of “mass” — join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
the force of workers available
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
MercernounUS /ˈmɜːrsər/
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading “God bless you, Danforth--and you, Mercer!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
plowedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
redskinsnounUS /ˈredskɪnz/
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
Resistence
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From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
respectivelyadverbUS /rɪˈspektɪvli/
in the order given
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
except for; apart from
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met, and Captain Keyes heartily greeted the men from Fort Resistence.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
soldiers collectively
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Meanwhile, the two troops of cavalry, under Lieutenant Dick Danforth and Captain Keyes respectively, plowed their way through the massed redskins.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
Where's
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From this reading Where’s Cody?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “God bless you, Danforth--and you, Mercer!
You've
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From this reading You’ve come just in time to save us, for we are completely out of ammunition.
