used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
bakeverbUS /beɪk/
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
basketsnounUS /ˈbæskəts/
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
cammass
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From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
kneaded
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From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
not any; not one
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
oblongadjectiveUS /ˈɑːblɔːŋ/
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
OregonnounUS /ˈɔːrəɡən/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
parsnipnoun
the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
passer-bynoun
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
having a point
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
poundedverbUS /ˈpaʊndɪd/
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
processverbUS /ˈprɑːses/
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
resemblingverbUS /rɪˈzembəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
Spipen
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From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
up to a particular time
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
the upper part of anything
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
tuberousadjective
of or relating to or resembling a tuber
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
umbelliferousadjective
relating to or belonging to plants of the family Umbelliferae
From this reading The latter were those of an umbelliferous plant, oblong, tuberous, and in taste resembling a parsnip.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading These roots are the principal vegetable food of the Indians throughout Middle Oregon.
well-heated
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From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
at the time that
From this reading The process used to prepare them for bread, is to bake them in a well-heated oven of stones; when they are taken out they are dried, and then pounded between two stones till the mass becomes as fine as corn meal, when it is kneaded into cakes and dried in the sun.
which person or people
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the top of the ridge they fell in with a number of Spipen Indians, who were engaged in digging the cammass and other roots.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women are frequently seen, to the number of twenty or thirty, with baskets suspended from the neck, and a pointed stick in their hand, digging these roots, and so intently engaged in the search for them, as to pay no attention whatever to a passer-by.
