used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
(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 After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
in addition
From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
BANION
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
burialnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
Caleb
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
creaseverbUS /kriːs/
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; “crisp” is archaic
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
cursingverbUS /ˈkɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
DONIPHAN'S
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
douradjectiveUS /ˈdaʊər/
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
start firing a weapon
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
grumbing
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
Jed
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
not any; not one
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
Price'snounUS /ˈpraɪsɪz/
possessive form of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
scarsnounUS /skɑːrz/
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
SiouxnounUS /suː/
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
a male human offspring
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
trenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
at the time that
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
Wingate
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
