used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
bandsnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
brooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
scalpnounUS /skælp/
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
carry out
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he drank at one of the innumerable brooks and lay down in the forest.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was likely that other small bands had gone on the great adventure in the south.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE DEED IN THE WATER Henry's pace sank into a long walk, but he did not stop for two hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His adventure with the returning war party made him think much.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young warriors, in particular, were likely to take to the scalp trail.
