Chapter III

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From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

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From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

plural of “beaver” — the soft brown fur of the beaver

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a small native range horse

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “courier” — a person who carries a message

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

plural of “disturbance” — activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

a period of time spent in military service

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

past form of “fare” — proceed or get along

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

an ornamental facade

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

informal term for information

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

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From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

ten 10s

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

incapable of being cured

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

a distinguishing symbol

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

place in proper rank

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

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

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

to, toward, or in the northwest

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

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

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

the act of testing something

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

the topmost one of two

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

tell voluntarily

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service

From this reading Curry--Officers of the War--How the Volunteers Fared--Meek as a Volunteer--Feasting and Fun--"Marking Time"--End of Meek's Public Career, 417 ILLUSTRATIONS.

waggish behavior

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

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

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

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

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

in the company of; together with

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading Davis, 408 Meek as U.S. Marshal--The Captain of the Melvin--The British Smuggler--Returning a Compliment--"Barly Enough for the Officers of the Court"--Misused Confidence--Indian Disturbances--The Indian War of 1855-6--Gen. Wool and Gov.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading ENGLISH TOURISTS' CAMP--DOUBTFUL FRIENDS.--_Frontispiece._ WINTER COURIERS OF THE NORTH-WEST FUR COMPANY, 23 A STATION OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, 30 WATCHING FOR INDIAN HORSE-THIEVES, 38 MAP OF THE FUR COUNTRY, 40 THE ENLISTMENT, 42 THE SUMMER RENDEZVOUS, 48 BEAVERS AT WORK, 66 HUNTERS' WINTER CAMP, 81

a late time of life

From this reading Lane's Course with the Cayuse Indians--Magnanimity of the Savages--Rebuke to Their Captors--Their Statements to Meek--The Puzzle of Indian Ethics--Incidents of the Trial and Execution--State of the Upper Country for A Term of Years--How Meek Was Received in Oregon--His Incurable Waggishness--Scene in a Court-Room--Contempt of Court--Judge Nelson and the Carpenters--Two Hundred Lies--An Excursion by the Oregon Court--Indians Tried for Murder--Proceedings of a Jury--Sentence and Execution of the Indians--The Chief's Wife--Cost of Proceedings--Lane's Career in Oregon--Gov.