used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
any thing at all
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It is good,” declared Spotted Deer.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “It is good,” declared Spotted Deer.
Delawares
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From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It is good,” declared Spotted Deer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is good,” declared Spotted Deer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is good,” declared Spotted Deer.
hear with intention
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
for more time
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
MohawksnounUS /ˈmoʊhɔːks/
plural of “mohawk” — a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
not any; not one
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
cut with a saw
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
signalsnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
SpottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading “It is good,” declared Spotted Deer.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I believe the Mohawks have gone away, but we must be sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As the time passed, and they neither saw nor heard anything of the Mohawks, they believed that they had finally abandoned the pursuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now we will hurry away from here,” “No, we must wait a little longer,” Running Fox warned him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The night passed without alarm, and at daylight the Delawares began to listen for signals.
