used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
Coombs
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From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
dog-driver
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From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
EskimonounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
FUR-SEAL'S
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From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL'S TOOTH.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
Goldollar
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From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
heerd
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From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
Jalap
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From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
MichaelsnounUS /ˈmaɪkəlz/
plural of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
natyve
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From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
Nulato
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From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL'S TOOTH.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
REAPPEARANCEnounUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrəns/
the event of something appearing again
From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL'S TOOTH.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
express in words
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
St
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From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL'S TOOTH.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
a special situation
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
TOOTHnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL'S TOOTH.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
at the time that
From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you know about this thing?" asked the Judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal's tooth from him and examining it curiously.
