used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
in the past
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
(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 A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
BLACKFOOTnounUS /ˈblækfʊt/
a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
can't
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From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
don't
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From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
at any time
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
a boy or man
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
Hugh
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From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
it's
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From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Tell it to us, Joe,” said Jack.
Joe
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From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
LEGENDnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
on one occasion
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” said Hugh, “I don’t know as I have.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
express in words
From this reading “Tell it to us, Joe,” said Jack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell it to us, Joe,” said Jack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I seem to remember something about such a story, but I can’t remember what it is.”
at the time that
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
in or at the place that
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
a Caucasian
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
a late time of life
From this reading “Well,” said Joe, “it’s a story I heard my uncle tell a good many years ago, when I was a little fellow, but I don’t believe it’s true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BLACKFOOT LEGEND For a time all sat silent, and then Joe asked, “White Bull, did you ever hear that the people once lived on the other side of the mountains; that there is where they came from?”
