used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
ChippewanounUS /ˈtʃɪpəwɑː/
a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
denyingverbUS /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
Dohma
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From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
a young female
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
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 Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
relinquishingnounUS /riˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ/
a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “I’ll bury the foes side by side,” she murmured, relinquishing the heavy head, and approaching the fire.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Silver Rifle held his head in her lap a long time before she gave him up.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no denying the fact—Dohma, the Chippewa, was dead.
at the time that
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least the girl would have sworn he was.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She did not want to lose the young Indian when she needed him most, and now that he was gone, she feared that she would never find the ring.
