Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading There was now a brief lull in the battle.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

recognized or made known or admitted

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

anew

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

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

From this reading Encampments and Battles.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Encampments and Battles.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

of short duration or distance

From this reading There was now a brief lull in the battle.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

anxious embarrassment

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

plural of “encampment” — a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading Encampments and Battles.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

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

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

an opening into or through something

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

ten 10s

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

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

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

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 The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

calm by deception

From this reading There was now a brief lull in the battle.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

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

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

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

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

not any; not one

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

a titled peer of the realm

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading There was now a brief lull in the battle.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

plural of “opponent” — a contestant that you are matched against

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

someone who supplies provisions (especially food)

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

the event of something appearing again

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

cause to flee

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

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

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was now a brief lull in the battle.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

plural of “trapper” — someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

precisely as stated

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

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

From this reading There was now a brief lull in the battle.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park

From this reading The Renewal of the Battle.--Peculiarities of the Fight.--The Rout.--Encampment in the Indian Village.--Number of Trappers among the Mountains.--The New Rendezvous.--Picturesque Scene of the Encampment.--The Missionary and the Nobleman.--Brown's Hole.--The Navajoes.--Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort.--Trapping at the Black Hills.--Again upon the Yellowstone.--Pleasant Winter Quarters.--Signs of the Indians.--Severe Conflict.--Reappearance of the Indians.--Their utter Discomfiture.