Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
almost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
ask
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
attack
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
band
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
Bibles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
blankets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
boldest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
bones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
camp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
children
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
civilization
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
decked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
depredations
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
drying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
encampment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
Feet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
few
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
fortresses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
friends
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
government
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
ground
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
heights
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
hesitated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
hie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
hippogriff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
Hitherto
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
inaccessible
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
incursion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
knives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
Knock-knees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
known
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
leaders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
leading
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
limited
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
locks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
lying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
marked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
miles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
military
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
mount
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
Mountains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
occasional
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
paternal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
Pigeon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
powder
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
provided
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
prudently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
request
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
resisted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
rifles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
rival
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
Rocky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
safely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
savages
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
scalp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
scalping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
shot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
teamsters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
territory
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
trails
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
tribe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
untamable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
used
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
vicinity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hitherto, save an occasional incursion into the territory of the "Knock-knees," a rival tribe, they had limited their depredations to the vicinity.
wagons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
welfare
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boldest of military leaders hesitated to attack them in their fortresses, and prudently left the scalping knives, rifles, powder, and shot, provided by a paternal government for their welfare, lying on the ground a few miles from their encampment, with the request that they were not to be used until the military had safely retired.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
wild
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
women
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For years the trails leading to their camp were marked by the bones of teamsters and broken wagons, and the trees were decked with the drying scalp locks of women and children.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, for years, a band of wild and untamable savages, known as the "Pigeon Feet," had resisted the blankets and Bibles of civilization.
young
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again I must ask my young friends to mount my hippogriff and hie with me to the almost inaccessible heights of the Rocky Mountains.
