used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * "Next the fishes and the snakes held a council.
A-tos-sa
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From this reading After much talk, A-tos-sa the chief of the snakes spoke.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After much talk, A-tos-sa the chief of the snakes spoke.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
(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 deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
a person who is in charge
From this reading After much talk, A-tos-sa the chief of the snakes spoke.
complaintsnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnts/
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading * * * * * "Next the fishes and the snakes held a council.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading * * * * * "Next the fishes and the snakes held a council.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading * * * * * "Next the fishes and the snakes held a council.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
engage in
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading After much talk, A-tos-sa the chief of the snakes spoke.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading * * * * * "Next the fishes and the snakes held a council.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one had complaints to make against the cruelty of men.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
snakesnounUS /sneɪks/
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading * * * * * "Next the fishes and the snakes held a council.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading After much talk, A-tos-sa the chief of the snakes spoke.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading After much talk, A-tos-sa the chief of the snakes spoke.
express in words
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Since that time every Indian hunter is careful to pray to the spirit of the deer which he has killed.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "The deer people all agreed to this and sent word to the nearest Indian village, to tell the hunters about the new law.
