used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
how long something has existed
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
completely unclothed
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading While propelling the boat he faced the vessels down the river.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
unvarying in nature
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
dangledverbUS /ˈdæŋɡəld/
past form of “dangle” — hang freely
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
deerskinnounUS /ˈdɪrskɪn/
leather from the hide of a deer
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading While propelling the boat he faced the vessels down the river.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While propelling the boat he faced the vessels down the river.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
juicenounUS /dʒuːs/
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
leggingsnounUS /ˈleɡɪŋz/
plural of “legging” — a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
moccasinsnounUS /ˈmɑːkəsɪnz/
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
ornamentedverbUS /ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/
past form of “ornament” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
paddleverbUS /ˈpædəl/
propel with a paddle
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
pleasing-looking
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From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
propellingadjectiveUS /prəˈpelɪŋ/
tending to or capable of propelling
From this reading While propelling the boat he faced the vessels down the river.
puccoonnoun
perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
precisely, exactly
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading While propelling the boat he faced the vessels down the river.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His chest was bare, but his waist was clasped with a girdle of deerskin, a shirt falling below to his knees, while leggings reached to his neat fitting moccasins, which were ornamented with beads.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER Captain John Smith was right as to the persons in the canoe which was coming down the James River and heading for the _Sarah Constant_.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While propelling the boat he faced the vessels down the river.
which person or people
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had the usual long, coarse black hair of his people, which dangled about his shoulders, and his face was stained with the juice of the _puccoon_, or blood root.
a late time of life
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Seated a little in front of the middle of the craft, swinging the paddle, first on one side and then on the other, was a pleasing-looking Indian youth, who certainly was not twenty years of age.
