used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The chase was particularly close.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
Chickatoos
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The chase was particularly close.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
intense and profound fear
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was raining.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
nightfallnounUS /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The chase was particularly close.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was raining.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
cut with a saw
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
SeizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chase was particularly close.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Seizing his rifle, the chief told me to stand apart.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
having come into contact
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chase was particularly close.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
at the time that
From this reading I was anxiously awaiting nightfall to escape them, when, horror! something wet touched my cheek.
a Caucasian
From this reading The rain fell in torrents, and as it washed my colour off and I gradually became white, the Chickatoos saw through my disguise.
