Chapter XV

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

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

anew

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

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

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

recognizable; marked

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the act of giving

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

destroyed or killed

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

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

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

a female domestic

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

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

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

the force of workers available

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

flat tableland with steep edges

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

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

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

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

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

cut with a saw

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

in or at or to some place

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

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

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

express in words

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

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

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

a special situation

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

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

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading And when he came down from the mesa, and looked at the corn of the fields torn and beaten low by the great storm, his face showed that he carried a sad heart, and that he had gone from Te-gat-ha somewhere into the hills for prayer.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

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

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

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

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

at the time that

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And to his house went the old men, and they listened to that which had been decided by the council of Te-gat-ha.

which person or people

From this reading It was the sentinel on the terrace who saw him, and he was at the ancient shrine at the mesa edge, and a flame was there to show that prayers were being made to greet the god of the new day.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading A man had already arrived from Te-gat-ha to tell them that same thing, and to tell them that an evil spirit of the forest who spoke as a Navahu maid, had brought woe on the valley.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE GIVING OF THE SUN SYMBOL Two nights had passed over the world, and the day star was shining over the mountains of the east when the people of Povi-whah saw again Tahn-té the Po-Ahtun-ho.