adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
AnxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
Bonneville
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From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
destituteadjectiveUS /ˈdestətuːt/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
famishedadjectiveUS /ˈfæmɪʃt/
extremely hungry
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
a message received and understood
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/
having much knowledge or education
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
manoeuvring
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From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
Nez
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From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
Perces
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From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
solicitudenounUS /səˈlɪsɪtuːd/
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
tracenounUS /treɪs/
a just detectable amount
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Anxious for information on the subject, Captain Bonneville dispatched two hunters to beat up the country in that direction.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They searched in vain; not a trace of the men could be found; but they got into a region destitute of game, where they were well-nigh famished.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This intelligence awakened solicitude on the mind of Captain Bonneville for the party of hunters whom he had sent to that neighborhood; and the Nez Perces, when informed of the circumstances, shook their heads, and declared their belief that the horses they had seen had been stolen from that very party.
with-out
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From this reading At one time they were three entire days with-out a mouthful of food; at length they beheld a buffalo grazing at the foot of the mountain.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading After manoeuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him.
