Chapter X

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

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

Having no one else present.

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

completely unclothed

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

opinion or judgment

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

a social unit living together

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

an agenda of things to do

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

firmly closed or secured

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

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

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

in a free manner

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

plural of “frenchman” — a person of French nationality

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

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

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

showing curiosity

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

set down according to a plan

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

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

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

any loose flowing garment

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

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

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

transport commercially

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

showing scarcely suppressed anger

From this reading Like one of the chief’s family, he ate of the Indian fare and slept on buffalo robes beside smouldering lodge-fires.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

a male human offspring

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

the season of growth

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

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

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

up to a particular time

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

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

From this reading His fellow-whites were at the new fort; and he alone watched the coming of spring in the Indian town.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading They watched the great white beams by the river bank as the Frenchmen laid them out and fastened them together till the growing ship began to look like the white skeleton of an immense buffalo lying bleached and bare to the four winds of heaven.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE WHITE INVASION Not a day passed but the Illinois followed with inquisitive eyes the movements of the men at the fort.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Omawha, the friendly chief, adopted as a son the short young friar of La Salle’s party; and so the gray robe of Father Membré passed freely in and out of the lodges of the village.