Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading ATTACKED BY A WILDCAT.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

(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 This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

From this reading ATTACKED BY A WILDCAT.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ATTACKED BY A WILDCAT.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

confined on all sides

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

From this reading "You fiend!"

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From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

a group of followers or enthusiasts

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

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

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

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

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

express in words

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

(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 Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

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

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

From this reading ATTACKED BY A WILDCAT.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Yellow Elk and his followers had done their work well and he was held as in a vise.

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

From this reading In vain the great scout endeavored to wrench himself free from the fire-stake.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading This was all Pawnee Brown could say, as with a face full of bitter hatred Yellow Elk advanced and applied the torch to the dry brush which encircled his feet.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You fiend!"