used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
(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 They were unlike all the other savages I met.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading What a queer way to arrange their hair!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
BOULDERnounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
ELECTRICadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
FASHIONSnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
the act of giving
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
GRANITEnounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
GROTESQUEadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
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 What a queer way to arrange their hair!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
HEAD-DRESSES
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From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
HOW
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From this reading HOW strange were those Ishogos!
temporary military shelter
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They were unlike all the other savages I met.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
INTERIORadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Ishogo
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From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
Ishogos
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From this reading HOW strange were those Ishogos!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They were unlike all the other savages I met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They were unlike all the other savages I met.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading What a queer way to arrange their hair!
any competition
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
SAVAGESnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading HOW strange were those Ishogos!
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were unlike all the other savages I met.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What a queer way to arrange their hair!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were unlike all the other savages I met.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW strange were those Ishogos!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a queer way to arrange their hair!
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading They were unlike all the other savages I met.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
VENERABLEadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
WARLIKEadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading GROTESQUE HEAD-DRESSES.--CURIOUS FASHIONS IN TEETH.--A VENERABLE GRANITE BOULDER.--INTERIOR OF A HUT.--A WARLIKE RACE OF SAVAGES.--GIVING THEM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What a queer way to arrange their hair!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW strange were those Ishogos!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a queer way to arrange their hair!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
a late time of life
From this reading It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses.
