used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
(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 THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
camp-fire
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From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
CherokeenounUS /ˈtʃerəkiː/
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
eh
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From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
ElknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Muscogee
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From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
SoundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
make steady
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
TECUMSEHnounUS /təˈkʌmsə/
a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
That's
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From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
a special situation
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
