used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
AirshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
(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 animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
terminate
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
cagesnounUS /ˈkeɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cage” — an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
capturingverbUS /ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
being joined in close association
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
recognizable; marked
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
take in liquids
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
EscortsnounUS /ˈeskɔːrts/
plural of “escort” — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
frameworknounUS /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
furnishesverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
Gallagher
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
gasolinenounUS /ˈɡæsəliːn/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
Hagenbach
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
HamburgnounUS /ˈhæmbərɡ/
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
immediately past
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
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 It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
the force of workers available
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
moistenedverbUS /ˈmɔɪsənd/
past form of “moisten” — make moist
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
PanounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
the act of departing politely
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
rumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
SalutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
sandwichnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃ/
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
screwnounUS /skruː/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
transport commercially
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
carry out
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
tanknounUS /tæŋk/
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
in the direction of
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
TribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
hard to endure
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Boy and His Pa Start for the Coast in an Airship—Pa Saluted the Crowd as We Passed Over Them—The Airship Lands Amid a Savage Tribe—The King of the Tribe Escorts Pa and the Boy to the Palace.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading So we got the airship ready and made gas enough to last us a week and filled the tank that furnishes the power for the screw wheel with gasoline, and in a couple of days we were ready to let her go Gallagher.
at the time that
From this reading It was decided that Pa and I and the cowboy and a negro dwarf belonging to a tribe we have been trying to locate should start for the coast in the airship, and the rest of the crowd should go with the cages, and all round up at a place on the coast in three weeks, when we could catch a boat for Hamburg, Germany.
a Caucasian
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The animal capturing season is pretty near over, and we have had a meeting of all the white men connected with the expedition and decided to break up the camp and take our animals to the coast and sail back to Europe and to the States.
zebranounUS /ˈziːbrə/
any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
From this reading It was a sad parting for Pa, ’cause all the captured animals wanted to shake hands with him, and some of them acted more human than some of the white men, and when the cages were all hitched up and ready to move and the negroes had been paid off and given a drink of rum and a zebra sandwich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa, and Pa got up on the framework of the ship and took hold of the gear, and we got on and Pa told them to cut her loose, and a little after daylight we sailed away towards the coast and left the bunch we had been with so long with moistened eyes.
