Chapter II

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From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

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From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

(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 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

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

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

surrounded by hostile forces

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a person who is in charge

From this reading * * * * * THE FLIGHT OF THE KATAHBA CHIEF.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

the condition of being concealed or hidden

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

resist or confront with resistance

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

inspired with confidence

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

an opposing military force

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

completed to perfection

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

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

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

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

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

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From this reading MONICA--THE ITEAN CAPTIVE.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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From this reading * * * * * THE FLIGHT OF THE KATAHBA CHIEF.

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From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

the quality of being loyal

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

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From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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From this reading MONICA--THE ITEAN CAPTIVE.

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From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

impressive in appearance

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

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

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

of or relating to an oracle

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

-ing form of “outlive” — live longer than

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

past form of “overrule” — rule against

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

more desirable than another

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a person who is being chased

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “reject” — the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “resolve” — the trait of being resolute

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “spoil” — (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

third-person singular of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

in proper order or sequence

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

plural of “territory” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading STRAITNESS OF THE FAMINE--THE FINAL CONFLICT--FLIGHT AND CAPTURE OF GUATIMOZIN--DESTINY FULFILLED.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

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

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “trophy” — an award for success in war or hunting

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

in complete agreement

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading 179 The Mexicans encouraged--Oracular declaration of the priests--It fails to be fulfilled--Cortez resolves to lay waste the city--A wide spread ruin--Terrible sufferings of the besieged--Love and loyalty outliving hope--Death preferred to submission--Nahuitla proposes a plan of escape--Guatimozin rejects it, but is overruled by the unanimous voice of his people--Prepares for flight--The battle of the ghosts--The retreat--Guatimozin on the lake--Pursued by the enemy--A captive--Brought before Cortez--His noble spirit and bearing--The Queen and the conqueror--Her destiny fulfilled.

a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

in the company of; together with

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading 193 The dream of Minaree, the young bride of Ash-te-o-lah--Its effect upon the Chief--He goes to the chase--Power and prosperity of the Katahbas--Beauty of their villages--The wigwam of Ash-te-o-lah--The Chief in his canoe--The deer--The foe--The chase--He turns upon his pursuers--Slays seven of their number successively--Is taken--Marched off as a captive--His boldness and dignity--Arrives in the territories of his enemies--Insulted and beaten by the women--Condemned to the fiery torture--Led out to execution--Breaks away and escapes--Pauses to defy his pursuers--Distances them all--Stops to rest--Finds a place of concealment--Plans the destruction of the pursuing party--Succeeds--Returns home in triumph, laden with trophies and spoils.