used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
council-grove
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From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
deer's
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From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
dunnounUS /dʌn/
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
fleet-footed
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From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
fleeter
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From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
brought together in one place
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
Malise
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From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
Multnomah
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From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading SENDING OUT THE RUNNERS.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
RUNNERSnounUS /ˈrʌnərz/
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading SENDING OUT THE RUNNERS.
sachems
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From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
SCOTTnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading SCOTT.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading SENDING OUT THE RUNNERS.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
move hurridly
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
StretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SENDING OUT THE RUNNERS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
war-chief
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From this reading At early morning, the sachems had gathered in the council-grove, Multnomah on the seat of the war-chief, and twenty runners before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Speed, Malise, speed; the dun deer's hide On fleeter foot was never tied; Herald of battle, fate and fear Stretch around thy fleet career.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
WillamettenounUS /wəˈlæmət/
a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading They were the flower of the Willamette youth, every one of royal birth, handsome in shape and limb, fleet-footed as the deer.
