used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a long day for me.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HIS DIFFIDENCE BRINGS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading HIS DIFFIDENCE BRINGS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT.
(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 We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HIS DIFFIDENCE BRINGS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading HIS DIFFIDENCE BRINGS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That was a long day for me.
DIFFIDENCEnoun
lack of self-confidence
From this reading HIS DIFFIDENCE BRINGS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT.
dog-bone
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From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
take in solid food
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was a long day for me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS DIFFIDENCE BRINGS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
kettlenounUS /ˈketəl/
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
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 That was a long day for me.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was a long day for me.
the force of workers available
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
PocahontasnounUS /ˌpoʊkəˈhɑːntəs/
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a long day for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a long day for me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We traveled all day; having lost their stolen horses as well as their own ponies, the savages had to foot it back to their tribe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
a Caucasian
From this reading I could see that they got as far away from the railroad and from traces of white men as possible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could not eat the dog-bone which my Pocahontas handed me, having drawn it from the kettle with her own sweet fingers.
