used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
at or in the front
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
athleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
bronzedadjectiveUS /brɑːnzd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Much good place for camp!
CherokeenounUS /ˈtʃerəkiː/
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
ElknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Heap fine water!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Much good place for camp!
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Much good place for camp!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Heap fine water!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Much good place for camp!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Much good place for camp!
having a point
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
express in words
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
sorreladjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrəl/
of a light brownish color
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Heap fine water!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
a Caucasian
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
which person or people
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
wiryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪri/
lean and sinewy
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
