Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

at or in or to any place

From this reading It was the custom on the trail to cache provisions anywhere.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

deem to be

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading It was the custom on the trail to cache provisions anywhere.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

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

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

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

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

something that is lost

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

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

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

the force of workers available

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

not any; not one

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

a person who transgresses moral or civil law

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was the custom on the trail to cache provisions anywhere.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

arrange in a container

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading It was the custom on the trail to cache provisions anywhere.

past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

receiving deferential regard

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

suffering from lack of food

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

in or at that place or location

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

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

From this reading Indeed, David had never seen any indication that this chance of loss was being reckoned with.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading It was the custom on the trail to cache provisions anywhere.

based on custom rather than documentation

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading No one but a starving man or a desperado would violate that law, and there were few such.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

a Caucasian

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading Both Indians and white men respected the unwritten law which held the theft of food in such a region to be worthy of death.

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

From this reading HOW DAVID MET THE OFFENDER AND WAS PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND Having satisfied himself that the owner of the cache was not about, David threw off his pack, and sat down upon it with his back against the log wall to consider what he would do; and the more he thought about it, the more his anger rose.