Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

later than; following

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

any thing at all

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

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

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

a youthful male person

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

a person who collects things

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

subject to disagreement and debate

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This book is the story of their quest.

and nothing more

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

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

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading This book is the story of their quest.

Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading This book is the story of their quest.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

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

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

tell voluntarily

From this reading The boys volunteer to get up an expedition to bring back the much-desired hide, and off they go.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

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

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

a Caucasian

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There are three boys living with their father, now just a little disabled, but an avid collector of natural-history specimens.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The father says he would give almost anything for the hide of a white buffalo, and that such a beast exists cannot be disputed.

the act of creating written works

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The Boy Hunters Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This book was written after Mayne Reid discovered that writing books in which not too many people died, and there was not too much violence, was better business than writing as he did at first.