used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
AFLOATadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
have
From this reading "Bear!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
CANOESnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
without deviation
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
take in solid food
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
the boundary of a surface
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
else
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From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
and nothing more
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
others
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From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
steaknounUS /steɪk/
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
male cat
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
except if; if not
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jerry exclaimed; "and I reckon they have got it, else we should have heard another shot directly afterwards.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AFLOAT IN CANOES The two Indians were off long before daylight, and just as the others were having a wash at the edge of the river they heard the crack of a rifle some distance up the cliff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will set us up in food for some time.
won't
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From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get the fire made up, Tom, you won't have to eat horse steak for breakfast unless you like."
