having companions or an escort
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
(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 After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JUST AS EXPECTED.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
placed in a grave
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
chasmnounUS /ˈkæzəm/
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading JUST AS EXPECTED.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
start firing a weapon
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
and nothing more
From this reading JUST AS EXPECTED.
immediately past
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
resting-place
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From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
Snowdropnoun
common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
express in words
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had returned to the fire--for they all accompanied the old man to his last resting-place--the scout called Snowdrop to him, and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
trappernounUS /ˈtræpər/
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But little remains for us to tell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The body of the old trapper was taken to the bottom of the chasm, and buried.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you go to the top of the cliff, and bring your father down here?
