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The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.
Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.
Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.
The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.
Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.
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The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.
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Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.
/ərˈeɪndʒmənts fɔːr ðə fɔːl hʌnt wɜːr naʊ ɪn ˈæktɪv ˈprɑːɡres əˈmʌŋ ðə ˈtræpərz/
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Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.
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The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.
/ðə ˈkʌmpəniː ʌv ˈtræpərz wɪtʃ hæd bɪn soʊ ˈfɔːrtʃənət æz tuː sɪˈkjʊr ðə ˈsɜːrvəsəz ʌv kɪt ˈkɑːrsən fɔːr fækts siːm naʊ tuː ˈwɔːrənt ʌs ɪn emˈplɔɪɪŋ ðɪs ˈlæŋɡwədʒ ʌv dʒʌst preɪz set aʊt fɔːr ðə ˈjeloʊ stoʊn ˈrɪvər wɪtʃ striːm ðeɪ ˈseɪfli riːtʃt ənd ɑːn wɪtʃ ðeɪ set ðer træps/
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Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.
/deɪm ˈfɔːrtʃən hiːr siːmd tuː biː ɪn ənˈplezənt muːd/

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authenticated adjective US /ɔːˈθentəkeɪtɪd/

established as genuine

From this reading “Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.”

dampened verb US /ˈdæmpənd/

past form of “dampen” — suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

From this reading “Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.”

Fremont noun US /ˈfriːmɑːnt/

United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)

From this reading “Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.”

Hudson's noun US /ˈhʌdsənz/

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading “The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.”

Humboldt noun US /ˈhʌmboʊlt/

German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)

From this reading “The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.”

organizes verb US /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪz/

third-person singular of “organize” — create (as an entity)

From this reading “The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.”

Pox noun US /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading “The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.”

Trapping noun US /ˈtræpɪŋ/

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

From this reading “The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

acceptsverbUS /ækˈsepts/

third-person singular of “accept” — consider or hold as true

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

allusionsnounUS /əˈluːʒənz/

plural of “allusion” — passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

AnimalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

ArrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

ArrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

assertionsnounUS /əˈsɜːrʃənz/

plural of “assertion” — a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

authenticatedadjectiveUS /ɔːˈθentəkeɪtɪd/

established as genuine

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

BandnounUS /bænd/

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

BaynounUS /beɪ/

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

BeavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/

the soft brown fur of the beaver

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

Blackfeet

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From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

CarsonnounUS /ˈkɑːrsən/

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

ColdadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

CrowverbUS /kroʊ/

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

DamenounUS /deɪm/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.

dampenedverbUS /ˈdæmpənd/

past form of “dampen” — suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

DangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

dividedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

employingverbUS /emˈplɔɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “employ” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

exhibitverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

ExpeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

exploitsnounUS /ˈeksplɔɪts/

plural of “exploit” — a notable achievement

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

factsnounUS /fækts/

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

FallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

FightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/

covered with water

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

FortnounUS /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

fortunateadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/

having unexpected good fortune

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

FortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.

FremontnounUS /ˈfriːmɑːnt/

United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

goringnounUS /ˈɡɔːrɪŋ/

German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

hangsnounUS /hæŋz/

plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

HardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/

plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

HerdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

HolenounUS /hoʊl/

an opening into or through something

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

HorsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

Hudson'snounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

HumboldtnounUS /ˈhʌmboʊlt/

German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

HuntverbUS /hʌnt/

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/

someone who hunts game

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

ImmenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

IntenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtens/

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

joinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/

plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

KitnounUS /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

McCoy

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

MennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

MissionarynounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

moodnounUS /muːd/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

Navajoe

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

NightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

organizesverbUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪz/

third-person singular of “organize” — create (as an entity)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/

inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

PartynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

pen-painting

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

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

postverbUS /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

PoxnounUS /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

praisenounUS /preɪz/

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

pressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

PrivationsnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃənz/

plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

qualificationsnounUS /ˌkwɑːləfəˈkeɪʃənz/

plural of “qualification” — an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

RendezvousnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

restedadjectiveUS /ˈrestəd/

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

ReturnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

ScarcitynounUS /ˈskersɪti/

a small and inadequate amount

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/

get by special effort

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.

servicesnounUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəz/

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

similaritynounUS /ˌsɪməˈlerəti/

the quality of being similar

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

skillnounUS /skɪl/

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

SmalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

statementnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

StonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

streamnounUS /striːm/

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

TradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/

buying or selling securities or commodities

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

trappersnounUS /ˈtræpərz/

plural of “trapper” — someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

TrappingnounUS /ˈtræpɪŋ/

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

trapsnounUS /træps/

plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading Dame Fortune here seemed to be in unpleasant mood.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

VillagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

Walla

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From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Arrangements for the fall hunt were now in active progress among the trappers.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

WhitesnounUS /waɪts/

plural of “white” — a Caucasian

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Though the reader may find some similarity of fact and idea as we progress in this part of the Life of Kit Carson, the interest which hangs about it, nevertheless, will not, or should not be dampened, because this pen-painting of his long and active experience is a better and more faithful exhibit of those qualifications, knowledge and skill which afterwards made him, first the guide and then the bosom friend of the illustrious Fremont, than any assertions whether authenticated by published record, whether rested upon statement on knowledge, information and belief of acquaintances and friends, or, whether facts taken from the thousand allusions to his exploits which have from time to time flooded the press of the United States.

William

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From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Fall Hunt--McCoy of the Hudson's Bay Company organizes a Trapping Party which Kit Carson joins--The Hunt--Scarcity of Beaver on Humboldt River--The Party is divided--Kit Carson with a majority of the Men goes to Fort Hall--Hardships and Privations met with--Buffalo Hunt--All their Animals stolen in the Night by a Party of Blackfeet Indians--Arrival of McCoy from Fort Walla Walla--The Rendezvous--Kit Carson joins a strong Band--The Small Pox among the Blackfeet Indians--The Crow Indians on good terms with the Whites--Intense Cold--Immense Herds of Buffalo--Danger of their goring to death the Horses--The Spring Hunt--The Blackfeet Indian Village overtaken--A desperate Fight with these Indians--The Rendezvous--Sir William Stuart and a favorite Missionary--Kit Carson goes an a Trading Expedition to the Navajoe Indians--The Return--He accepts the post of Hunter of the Trading Post at Brown's Hole.

YellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The company of trappers which had been so fortunate as to secure the services of Kit Carson, for facts seem now to warrant us in employing this language of just praise, set out for the Yellow Stone River, which stream they safely reached, and on which they set their traps.

Chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson by De Witt C. (De Witt Clinton), -1876 Peters holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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