used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
anew
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
give a benediction to
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
fearless and daring
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
cosnounUS /kɔːs/
ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading THE CROWS IN COUNCIL.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
Crow-Killer
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From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
CROWSnounUS /kroʊz/
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading THE CROWS IN COUNCIL.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
foller
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From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
foolhardyadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlhɑːrdi/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
footprintsnounUS /ˈfʊtprɪnts/
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
I've
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From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CROWS IN COUNCIL.
Injunnoun
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
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 “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
a particular point in time
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
river-bank
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From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
in the near future
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
Thar
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From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
that's
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From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROWS IN COUNCIL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
they'll
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From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading If they find the dead Injun, then they’ll track me to the river an’ then they’ll be bothered.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
up-stream
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From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
in or at the place that
From this reading The “Crow-Killer” now made his way again to the river-bank, struck the stream at the place where he had left it, descended under the bank and then turned up the current--his footprints being in water, of course were soon washed from sight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
winsnounUS /wɪnz/
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Thar,” he thought, with a sly chuckle, “I guess the Crows will have some difficulty to foller me.
won't
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From this reading They won’t think for a single moment that I’ve gone up-stream right into their camp, ’cos that’s foolhardy, but, bless their stupid souls, the bold game is the one that wins in the long run.
