Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

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

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

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

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

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

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

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

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

brought into existence

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

traveling across

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

divisible by two

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

set up or found

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

worthy of religious veneration

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

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

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

the back of a horse

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

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From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

of the present time and place

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

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

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

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

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

and nothing more

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

immediately past

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

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

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

and nothing more

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

a feeling of evil to come

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

the act of removing

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading That is the crossing of a river by an entire Indian tribe, on the move from one encampment, or place of residence, to another.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

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

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

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

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

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

From this reading Naraguana's journey to this hallowed spot--his last in life--had been made not on horseback, but in a _litera_, borne by his faithful braves.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

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

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

in or at the place that

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Seized with a sudden illness, and the presentiment that his end was approaching, with a desire to die in the same place where he had been born, he gave commands for immediate removal thither--not only of himself, but everything and even body belonging to his tribe.

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.

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

From this reading It was but the work of a day; and on the next the old settlement was left forsaken, just as the hunter-naturalist has found it.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Had the latter been upon the banks of that branch stream just three weeks before, he would there have witnessed one of those spectacles peculiar to the South American pampas; as the prairies of the North.