Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

(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 Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

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

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

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From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

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From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading They were frightened out of the country.

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From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

made afraid

From this reading They were frightened out of the country.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

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

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

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

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

immediately past

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

for more time

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

not any; not one

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They were frightened out of the country.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

and nothing more

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They were frightened out of the country.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

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

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

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

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

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

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

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

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

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

From this reading They were frightened out of the country.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

soldiers collectively

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

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

From this reading Basil Le Page had come up from New Orleans in the last fleet of pirogues to Kaskaskia.

the act of using

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

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

From this reading Glad as the Cahokians were to see them, the troops were no longer needed, for the Puants had gone.

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.

which person or people

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Alexis Barbeau had come along with the soldiers from Prairie du Pont, and he was not the only man who had made use of military escort.

an affirmative

From this reading Oh, yes, all those Indians wanted was a good whipping, and they got it.