Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

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

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

(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 Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

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

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

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From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

plural of “cache” — a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

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

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

the act of grasping

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

gotten under control

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

placed crosswise

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

well in the past; former

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

at any time

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

by good fortune

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

set up or found

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

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From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

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

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

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

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

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

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

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

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

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

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

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

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

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

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

above and across; more than

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

in the recent past

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

Identical; not different.

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

toward the south

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

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

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

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

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

being nine more than thirty

From this reading In examining their deserted camp, Captain Bonneville discovered that it numbered thirty-nine fires, and had more reason than ever to congratulate himself on having escaped the clutches of such a formidable band of freebooters.

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

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

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

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

in the direction of

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

a just detectable amount

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Having lost all trace of them on their way over the mountains, they had turned and followed back their trail down the Green River valley to the caches.

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

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

in or at the place that

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading One of these they had discovered and broken open, but it fortunately contained nothing but fragments of old iron, which they had scattered about in all directions, and then departed.

which person or people

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Here they found traces of the band of Indians who had hunted them in the defile toward the head waters of Wind River.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.

but in spite of that

From this reading He now turned his course southward, under cover of the mountains, and on the 25th of October reached Liberge’s Ford, a tributary of the Colorado, where he came suddenly upon the trail of this same war party, which had crossed the stream so recently that the banks were yet wet with the water that had been splashed upon them.