aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
(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 She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
for the reason that
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
CreesnounUS /kriːz/
plural of “cree” — a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
hoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
MOOSEnounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
pierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
Radisson
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From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
cut with a saw
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
express in speech
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
stolidadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːləd/
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
tendrils
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
(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 She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
wolf-fur
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
