used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Until now they had been living on fresh and smoked fish and on rabbits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Until now they had been living on fresh and smoked fish and on rabbits.
Ganawa
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From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
coins made of gold
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
destroyed or killed
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it was Oba Lake.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought it was Oba Lake.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
LAKESnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Until now they had been living on fresh and smoked fish and on rabbits.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
the force of workers available
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
Michipicoten
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From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
Oba
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From this reading He thought it was Oba Lake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
rabbitsnounUS /ˈræbəts/
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Until now they had been living on fresh and smoked fish and on rabbits.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Until now they had been living on fresh and smoked fish and on rabbits.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought it was Oba Lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until now they had been living on fresh and smoked fish and on rabbits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought it was Oba Lake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
a Caucasian
From this reading An old Indian at Michipicoten Bay had told him that two white men had gone northward to look for gold rock on a high cliff on one of the big lakes.
WhitefishnounUS /ˈwaɪtfɪʃ/
any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ganawa then told the lads that they would now travel northward.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ON WILD LAKES On a lake, which is now called Whitefish Lake, the travellers secured the young moose they had been looking for, and here they stopped a few days to smoke and dry the meat and to rest.
