used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
the state of being absent
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
of short duration or distance
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
Chickahominy
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From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
countrymennounUS /ˈkʌntrimɪn/
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
ten 10s
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
JamestownnounUS /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/
a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
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 He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
the force of workers available
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
not any; not one
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
and nothing more
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
Powhatannoun
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
proofsnounUS /pruːfs/
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
sachemnoun
a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
not in physical motion
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of the more than a hundred men who had come across the ocean a few months before, only forty were alive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
in the direction of
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The little church had been burned, and the good minister held religious services under the trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading It is one of the many proofs of the fine character of Captain John Smith and of his great service to the colony, that, brief as had been his absence, the settlement had reached the verge of ruin.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
accept gladly
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
at the time that
From this reading CONCLUSION Powhatan left no doubt of his friendly feeling towards Captain Smith when, six weeks after he started on his voyage up the Chickahominy, the sachem allowed him to return under guard to Jamestown.
which person or people
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He received a warm welcome from his countrymen, and the Indians who had come with him were sent back to Powhatan with many presents for themselves, and still more for the American Emperor himself.
