used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
(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 I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
dodgedverbUS /dɑːdʒd/
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
grazeverbUS /ɡreɪz/
feed as in a meadow or pasture
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading HOT WORK.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
the force of workers available
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
with speed
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
redskinsnounUS /ˈredskɪnz/
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
having a supporting base
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
stockadenounUS /ˈstɑːkeɪd/
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
tomahawkverbUS /ˈtɑːməhɔːk/
cut with a tomahawk
From this reading As I dodged quickly back, one let fly a tomahawk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was standing so near that the three daring redskins all but fell upon me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already three more were over the stockade, and the five fell upon our men with desperate fury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading HOT WORK.
wretchnounUS /retʃ/
performs some wicked deed
From this reading I felt it graze my head, and the next instant I had smashed the skull of the howling wretch with the butt end of my musket.
