used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
BonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
a person who is in charge
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
the act of discovering something
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
increase twofold
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
dum
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From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
ElknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
a small worthless amount
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
Nellie
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From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
PawneenounUS /ˈpɔːˈniː/
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
rascallyadjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
Rasco's
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From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
reservationnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading For the moment the great scout was nearly dum founded by the revelation.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
shiftedverbUS /ˈʃɪftɪd/
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER.
territorialadjectiveUS /ˌterɪˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to a territory
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
at the time that
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
Winthrop
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From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
Winthrop's
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From this reading As Yellow Elk shifted his fair burden, Nellie Winthrop's eyes opened and she started up in alarm.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He had not met Yellow Elk for several months, and had imagined that the Indian chief was safe within the territorial reservation allotted to him and his tribe.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading To return to Pawnee Brown at the time when he made the double discovery that Yellow Elk, the rascally Indian, was riding his stolen mare, Bonnie Bird, and had as his fair captive Nellie Winthrop, Jack Rasco's niece.
