used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
alarmingadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
(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 Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading The agent then laid the burden of the blame upon my chief.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The agent then laid the burden of the blame upon my chief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
calmeradjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmər/
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The agent then laid the burden of the blame upon my chief.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
crazenounUS /kreɪz/
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
dancersnounUS /ˈdænsərz/
plural of “dancer” — a performer who dances professionally
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
recognizable; marked
From this reading He decided to wait the ebbing of the excitement.
ebbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading He decided to wait the ebbing of the excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading He decided to wait the ebbing of the excitement.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He decided to wait the ebbing of the excitement.
headlinesnounUS /ˈhedlaɪnz/
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
introducingverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The agent then laid the burden of the blame upon my chief.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
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 This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
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 Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
MessiahnounUS /məˈsaɪə/
any expected deliverer
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The agent then laid the burden of the blame upon my chief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He decided to wait the ebbing of the excitement.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
reactedverbUS /riˈæktɪd/
past form of “react” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
reportersnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
having a supporting base
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
testimonynounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The agent then laid the burden of the blame upon my chief.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
unfavorablyadverbUS /ənˈfeɪvərəbli/
showing disapproval; in a disparaging way
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
UnfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He decided to wait the ebbing of the excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
which person or people
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
wiredadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪərd/
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This testimony by a man who understood our language and was in daily contact with The Sitting Bull band led the agent to pursue a calmer course.
WritersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Writers hurried to the Standing Rock and wired alarming reports of what they heard, and all this reacted unfavorably upon the dancers.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Unfortunately, a long letter he had written to Washington about “the Messiah craze” was given to the reporters, and the daily papers were instantly filled with black headlines introducing foolish and false accounts of what was taking place.
