7th
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From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
the state of being absent
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
(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 Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
barteredverbUS /ˈbɑːrtərd/
past form of “barter” — exchange goods without involving money
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
CairnnounUS /kern/
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
traveling across
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
Esquimaux
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From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
at any time
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
ExamineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
set up or found
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
Franklin'snounUS /ˈfræŋklənz/
possessive form of “franklin” — United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
FrightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
HerschelnounUS /ˈhɜːrʃəl/
English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
a message received and understood
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
march in a procession
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
Matty
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From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
come together
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
MontrealnounUS /ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
night-marching
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From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
OgleverbUS /ˈoʊɡəl/
look at with amorous intentions
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
PeninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
relicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
get by special effort
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
snow-blindnessnoun
temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice
From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
snow-village
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From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
TotalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
in the direction of
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
VaguenessnounUS /ˈveɪɡnɪs/
unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
From this reading Meet Esquimaux--News of Franklin's people--Frighten a solitary party--Reach the Great Fish River--On Montreal Island--Total absence of all relics--Examine Ogle Peninsula--Discover a skeleton--Vagueness of Esquimaux information--Cape Herschel--Cairn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading {MEET ESQUIMAUX.} _7th May._--To avoid snow-blindness, we commenced night-marching.
at the time that
From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
a Caucasian
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
William
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From this reading Crossing over from Matty Island towards the King William Island shore, we continued our march southward until midnight, when we had the good fortune to arrive at an inhabited snow-village.
William'snounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading We found here ten or twelve huts and thirty or forty natives of King William's Island; I do not think any of them had ever seen white people alive before, but they evidently knew us to be friends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We halted at a little distance, and pitched our tent, the better to secure small articles from being stolen whilst we bartered with them.
