Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

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

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

travel across or pass over

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

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

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

an old form of “has”

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

of great significance or value

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

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

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

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 The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

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

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

above and across; more than

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

go across or through

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

plural of “ravine” — a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

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From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

precisely, exactly

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

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 _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

plural of “settlement” — 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 "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

to, toward, or in the southwest

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

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

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The valley of the Clinch river is but one of the many magnificent ravines amid the gigantic ranges of the Alleghany mountains.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Over them nature hath formed passes that are less difficult than might be expected from a view of such huge piles.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Indian Warfare._ Alleghany Ridges.--Voyage in a canoe.--Speech of Logan.--Battle at the Kanawha.--Narrative of Francis Marion.--Important commission of Boone.--Council at Circleville.--Treaty of Peace.--Imlay's description of Kentucky.--Settlement right.--Richard Henderson.--Boone's letter.--Fort at Boonesborough.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Boone, speaking of these ridges which he so often had occasion to cross, says:

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading "These mountains in the wilderness, as we pass from the old settlements in Virginia to Kentucky, are ranged in a south-west and north-east direction and are of great length and breadth and not far distant from each other.