used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
(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 The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
Ethan
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From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
killin
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From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
something that is lost
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
not any; not one
From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No need o' killin' no more on 'em."
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
not used up
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had not expected such a reception, and appeared to be glad to escape with no greater loss.
in the direction of
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
trappernounUS /ˈtræpər/
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The remaining Indians in the water had discovered their mistake, and were making towards the opposite shore with all possible haste.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you fire, Ethan," repeated the trapper, as the enthusiastic boy raised his gun.
