used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
covertnounUS /ˈkoʊvərt/
a flock of coots
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
recognizable; marked
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
HERALDSnounUS /ˈherəldz/
plural of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
others
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From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
by chance
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
Shif'less
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From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
shiftlessadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftlɪs/
lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The shiftless one was now on the other side of the town, perhaps a mile away.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading That night it was the turn of Shif'less Sol and himself, but they had separated in order to see more.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
look attentively
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They had decided to divide their work as the border watch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Part of them would sleep in the covert, while the others would scout about the village.
Wyandot
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From this reading THE SEVEN HERALDS Henry, late the next night, was near the Wyandot village, watching it alone.
