Chapter XVI

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

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

(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 Penoquam occupied the centre of all.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

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

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

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From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading Penoquam occupied the centre of all.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a person who is in charge

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

divisible by two

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

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From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

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

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

impressive in appearance

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

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

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

a small natural hill

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

immediately past

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

go away from a place

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the force of workers available

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

not any; not one

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

held or filled or in use

From this reading Penoquam occupied the centre of all.

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

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From this reading Penoquam occupied the centre of all.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

any competition

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

From this reading I sat with the Sioux on the slope.

evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading I sat with the Sioux on the slope.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

closely encircling

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

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

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

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

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

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

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

the upper part of anything

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading On the rounded top of a prairie knoll sat the chief and old men of the tribes; the space surrounding the knoll held the fighting-men seated in circles.

the act of gambling

From this reading The council of the nation――The wager of battle――Signs of friendship――A private interview――A fair field and no favour――The trader on the scene――I leave the camp――I camp alone――The rock on the hill――The skulking figure――Preparations for the start――The race for life――The snake in the grass――A desperate strait――The odds are made even――Hand to hand――A last chance――Out of range.

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

From this reading It was an imposing spectacle this council of the Blackfeet on the next morning.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I sat with the Sioux on the slope.