adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
camp-fire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
circlenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəl/
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading This was a signal for Hare to use his eyes and ears.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
HarenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
MormonsnounUS /ˈmɔːrmənz/
church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
Naab
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
NavajonounUS /ˈnɑːvəhoʊ/
a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
signalnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəl/
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading This was a signal for Hare to use his eyes and ears.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For several minutes no one spoke or even moved.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Presently August Naab greeted them in the Navajo language.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a signal for Hare to use his eyes and ears.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Indians remained standing for a time; then seated themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading This was a signal for Hare to use his eyes and ears.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a signal for Hare to use his eyes and ears.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Hare tried very hard to appear unconscious when two tall Indians stalked into the circle of Mormons; he set his eyes on the white heart of the camp-fire and waited.
