one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
ApachesnounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
bandsnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
beggarsnounUS /ˈbeɡərz/
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
boundariesnounUS /ˈbaʊndəriz/
plural of “boundary” — the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
don't
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From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
I'm
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From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
Jim
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From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
immediately past
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
MESAnounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
rovingnounUS /ˈroʊvɪŋ/
travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
express in words
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't believe that they have any regular boundaries to their country."
a special situation
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
except if; if not
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "They don't get beyond their own section, unless they are at war with some other tribes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We might run into some roving bands," I said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our one experience with those beggars will last me the rest of my natural life."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MESA VILLAGE "I tell you one thing," said Jim, "I'm mighty glad to get out of the country of the Apaches.
