used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
BUFFALOnounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
ComanchenounUS /kəˈmæntʃi/
a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
CrockettnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading Crockett shook his head and laughed.
Dolph
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From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
hadn't
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From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Crockett shook his head and laughed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crockett shook his head and laughed.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
I'd
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From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Crockett shook his head and laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
any competition
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
with speed
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
redskinsnounUS /ˈredskɪnz/
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
reloading
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From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
express in words
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Crockett shook his head and laughed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
they'd
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From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
they'll
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From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “No,” said he, “those Comanche gentlemen are completely scared.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
precisely as stated
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “From the looks of things,” said old Dolph, “I’d say they’ll not be back this way.”
whitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT Rapidly reloading, the little party of whites stood upon the verge of the grove and watched the band of redskins race away across the plains.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading That was a trick they’d not thought about; and as they hadn’t time to work it out, they thought, very like, it was some kind of ‘bad medicine.’”
