used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
in the past
From this reading The time is long, long ago.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
bluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
ElknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
Elk's
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From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
he'd
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From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
he's
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From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time is long, long ago.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The time is long, long ago.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
PawneesnounUS /ˈpɔːˈniːz/
plural of “pawnee” — a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
SiouxnounUS /suː/
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time is long, long ago.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time is long, long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
war-axe
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From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
warchief
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From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
at the time that
From this reading But the people are careful to laugh when the Ugly Elk’s back is toward them.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ugly Elk is the warchief of the Sioux an’ keeps his camp on the high bluffs that mark the southern border of the Sioux country where he can look out far on the plains an’ see if the Pawnees go into the Sioux hills to hunt.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Ugly Elk is the great chief of the Sioux, an’ he’s so ugly an’ his face so hideous, he makes a great laugh wherever he goes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If they went in front of him an’ laugh, he’d go among them with his stone war-axe; for Ugly Elk is sensitive about his looks.
