used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
having fair knowledge of
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
BurnhamnounUS /ˈbɜːrnəm/
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
Carlota's
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From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in, come in!”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
comprehendedadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “You poor little creature!
deceivedverbUS /dɪˈsiːvd/
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
a long fixed look
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
a social unit living together
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in, come in!”
Indian-like
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From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
kerosenenounUS /ˈkerəsiːn/
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
Manuels
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From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
no person; not anyone
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
parentagenounUS /ˈperəntədʒ/
the state of being a parent
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “You poor little creature!
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
up to a particular time
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
trackmen
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED As the trackmen and their charges stepped into the little circle of light made by one kerosene lamp nobody spoke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
a Caucasian
From this reading Then she comprehended that here was a child of white parentage, nor of a class common to the plains, and exclaimed:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You poor little creature!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Indian-like attire of the young Manuels deceived the Burnham household, till the mother’s gaze rested upon Carlota’s face.
