used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young Mohawk made them understand that they were not to be killed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
give expression to
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
set up or found
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The young Mohawk made them understand that they were not to be killed.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
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 For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The young Mohawk made them understand that they were not to be killed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
medicine-men
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From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
MohawknounUS /ˈmoʊhɔːk/
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young Mohawk made them understand that they were not to be killed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
a male human offspring
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
having a supporting base
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The young Mohawk made them understand that they were not to be killed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The young Mohawk made them understand that they were not to be killed.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that time their uncertainty was set at rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
at the time that
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For a long time the lads were kept in continual doubt as to whether they were to live or die.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Some time later, when he had learned to express himself in the Delaware tongue, he told why Running Fox had been spared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then they unexpectedly found a friend in the young son of one of the Mohawk medicine-men, a man of great influence with Standing Wolf.
