used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
(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 People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
ATTACKEDverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
BoonenounUS /buːn/
an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
discontentnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
hear with intention
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
information about recent and important events
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great deal of discontent was abroad in North Carolina.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The government was not at all what it should have been.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the return of Daniel Boone and his brother to North Carolina the news of the beautiful country beyond the ridge began to spread.
Yadkin
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From this reading People were eager to hear of his adventures and of his discoveries; and from all the region around about the Yadkin they came to listen to him.
