Chapter VI

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

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

(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 In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

in addition

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

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

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

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

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

a youthful male person

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

come together

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

an opposing military force

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

be the source of pain

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

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

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

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

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

and nothing more

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

the force of workers available

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

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

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

an angry dispute

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

past form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

to move hurriedly

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

not often

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

in the near future

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

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 THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

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

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

in or at that place or location

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

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

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

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

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

a source of difficulty

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

the topmost one of two

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

the act of using

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

precisely as stated

From this reading In this encounter a boy of each party got very angry and hurt one another in the rough scramble.

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

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

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

From this reading THE STORY OF SCARFACE The children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn were surprised by Sinopah's older comrades and lost them, and a number of their own toys also.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

at the time that

From this reading That evening when their fathers came home from hunting there was much talk about the trouble; it was very, very seldom that Blackfeet children quarreled and came to blows, and Red Crane and several other old men were called to decide what had best be done.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Blackfeet will soon depend upon you to fight the enemy, and they are all around us, and to keep our great plains and the herds of game upon them for our own use: that is one reason why you must never quarrel with one another.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In the morning all the children of the camp were called together and Red Crane gave them a short talk:-- "My little ones," he said, "every day you are growing taller and stronger and will soon be strong men.