Chapter IV

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From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

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From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

past form of “blister” — get blistered

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the business of a butcher

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This was a day of mud and discomfort.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

-ing form of “disband” — cause to break up or cease to function

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the state of being tense and feeling pain

From this reading This was a day of mud and discomfort.

send away towards a designated goal

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

an opposing military force

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

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

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

plural of “hunt” — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

a single distinct event

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

possessive form of “kelly” — United States circus clown (1898-1979)

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

a supply of food especially for a household

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

most important element

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading This was a day of mud and discomfort.

open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the beginning or early stages

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

arrange in a container

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

past form of “rejoin” — join again

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

being in a tense state

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

a small and inadequate amount

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was a day of mud and discomfort.

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

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

plural of “trader” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

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

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

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From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.

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

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

which person or people

From this reading Our hunters, who had been despatched from Council Grove in search of game, had rejoined us in Kelly's camp.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Our pack and riding animals, constantly annoyed by the slippery clay {40} beneath them, became restive, and not unfrequently relieved themselves of riders or packs, with little apparent respect for the wishes of their masters.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And as our larder had not been improved by the hunt, another party was sent out, under orders to advance to the buffalo with all possible dispatch, and send back to the main body a portion of the first meat that should be taken.

people who are wounded

From this reading Scarcity of Food--An Incident--Looing and Bleating--Messrs. Bents--Trade--Little Arkansas--A Nauseous Meal--A Flood--An Onset--A Hard Ride--The Deliverance--The Arkansas--An Attack--The Similitude of Death--The Feast and a bit of Philosophy--The Traders Walworth and Alvarez's Teams--A Fright--A Nation of Indians--Their Camp and Hunts--A Treaty--A Tempest--Indian Butchering--A Hunt among the Buffalo--A Wounded Man--A Drive--A Storm and its Enemy--Night among the Buffalo--The Country and the Heavens--The Ford--A Mutiny and its Consequences--Blistered Fingers--Liberty--Bent's Fort--Disbanding.