Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

later than; following

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

placed in a grave

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

cover from sight

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

a boy or man

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

plural of “corps” — an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

plural of “depredation” — an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

a social unit living together

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

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 Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

kill a large number of people indiscriminately

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

killed unlawfully

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

having a part of the body crippled or disabled

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

not any; not one

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

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From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

on one occasion

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

and nothing more

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

in an offensive and hateful manner

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

shake, as from cold

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

carry out

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

precisely as stated

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading I was glad that the road did not take us very near the shanty, though I watched it with a strange fascination.

at the time that

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

in or at the place that

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Sam, too, had his eyes fixed on something that might have been the shadow of one of the victims, flitting by the black gap which had once been the door.

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

a Caucasian

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

which person or people

From this reading Only one of the whole family had escaped--a little chap who had crawled away after he had been left for dead, and brought the white people from the next settlement to the scene of the massacre.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was something so repulsively dreary about the whole place that it made me shudder, and when Sam, pointing to it with his whip, said it was the spot where the Oatman family had been murdered and lay buried, I was not in the least surprised.

a late time of life

From this reading There was nothing to be done but to bury the mutilated corpses; after this, the place had been deserted and shunned by the few who lived here, though there had been no more Indian depredations committed for years past.