used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
in the past
From this reading AN INDIAN STORY OF LONG AGO.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INDIAN STORY OF LONG AGO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
a period of 100 years
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE HEDDEN FAMILY.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
HEDDEN
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From this reading THE HEDDEN FAMILY.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
hostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading AN INDIAN STORY OF LONG AGO.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
invadernounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdər/
someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
immediately past
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
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 AN INDIAN STORY OF LONG AGO.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INDIAN STORY OF LONG AGO.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
pioneersnounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
PO-NO-KAH
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From this reading PO-NO-KAH.
get by special effort
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AN INDIAN STORY OF LONG AGO.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEDDEN FAMILY.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
in or to any place at all
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
a Caucasian
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
which person or people
From this reading We who live in comfortable country homes, secure from every invader, find it difficult to conceive the trials that beset the hardy pioneers who settled our Western country during the last century.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In those days, and for many a year afterward, hostile Indians swarmed in every direction, wherever the white man had made a clearing, or started a home for himself in the wilderness.
