Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

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From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

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

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

third-person singular of “adopt” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

matters of personal concern

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

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

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

established as genuine

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

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

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

without stop or interruption

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

the first light of day

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

being one more than seven

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

being ten more than seventy

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

in a diagrammatic manner

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

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

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

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

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

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

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

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

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

and nothing more

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

a native or resident of Kentucky

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the force of workers available

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

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

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

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

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

and nothing more

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

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

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

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

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

being ten more than sixty

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

past form of “station” — assign to a station

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

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

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

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

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading _Captivity and Flight._ Heroism of Thomas Higgins and of Mrs. Pursley.--Affairs at Boonesborough.--Continued Alarms.--Need of Salt.--Its Manufacture.--Indian Schemes.--Capture of Boone and twenty-seven men.--Dilemma of the British at Detroit.--Blackfish adopts Colonel Boone.--Adoption Ceremony.--Indian Designs.--Escape of Boone.--Attacks the Savages.--The Fort Threatened.

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

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

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

From this reading They had not proceeded far on the border of the prairie, before they were in an ambuscade of seventy or eighty savages.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Thomas Higgins, a native Kentuckian, was, in the summer of 1814, stationed in a block-house eight miles south of Greenville, in what is now Bond County, Illinois.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the evening of the 30th of August, 1814, a small party of Indians having been seen prowling about the station, Lieutenant Journay, with all his men, twelve only in number, sallied forth the next morning, just before daybreak, in pursuit of them.

the words that are spoken

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer:

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The following well authenticated account of the adventures of a ranger is so graphically described in Brown's _History of Illinois_, that we give it in the words of the writer: