used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
(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 When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
AVALANCHEnounUS /ˈævəlæntʃ/
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
a person who is in charge
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They think sure we die in snow-storm when we up in pass.
don't
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From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
start firing a weapon
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
lodgesnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒəz/
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
engage in
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
not any; not one
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
packsnounUS /pæks/
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
go across or through
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
a course of conduct
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
by chance
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
Rappahoes
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From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
snow-storm
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From this reading They think sure we die in snow-storm when we up in pass.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading They think sure we die in snow-storm when we up in pass.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading When snow stops falling, we make no more fire; but path from valley all shut up by snow now."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Indians keep in lodges, no like cold; they think we have gone on over pass.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading If weather gets fine perhaps they come to look for our guns and packs.
at the time that
From this reading They think sure we die in snow-storm when we up in pass.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN AVALANCHE "You don't think, chief," Harry asked, "that there is any chance of the 'Rappahoes taking it into their heads to come up to have a look round?"
