used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were about sixty-five miles off.
(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 I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
confined by bonds
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
the act of burning something
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
CherokeenounUS /ˈtʃerəkiː/
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
a social unit living together
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
set up or found
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
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 I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
lopeverbUS /loʊp/
run easily
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
engage in
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We were about sixty-five miles off.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We were about sixty-five miles off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
Radcliff's
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From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading At the town we found large fires burning, but not a single Indian was to be seen.
sixty-fiveadjective
being five more than sixty
From this reading We were about sixty-five miles off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
in the near future
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all gone, and it appeared we must be in great danger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were about sixty-five miles off.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I felt bound to make this intelligence known as soon as possible to the army which we had left; and so we all mounted our horses and put out in a long lope to make our way back to that place.
which person or people
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We went on to the Cherokee town we had visited on our way out, having called at Radcliff's, who was off with his family.
