used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
(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 "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
bluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE PIEGAN CAMP.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
at any time
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
Hugh
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From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
Hugh's
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From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
It's
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From this reading "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
lodgesnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒəz/
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
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 At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
arrange in a container
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
PawneenounUS /ˈpɔːˈniː/
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
PIEGAN
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From this reading THE PIEGAN CAMP.
Piegans
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From this reading "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
put a saddle on
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIEGAN CAMP.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It's a big camp," said Hugh; "all the Piegans must be there."
There's
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From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There's the camp," said Hugh, half turning in his saddle, as he drew up his horse on top of the hill.
at the time that
From this reading Jack turned Pawnee out of the trail, and trotted by the pack horses, and when he reached Hugh's side, he looked down on the first Indian camp he had ever seen.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At the foot of the long hill before them flowed a broad river, and on the wide flat beyond it stood a great circle of lodges, stretching up and down the stream, and reaching almost over to the farther bluffs.
