used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
(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 All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
in addition
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
bloodthirstyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdθɜːrsti/
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
cessationnounUS /ˌseˈseɪʃən/
a stopping
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
compactnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
emigrantsnounUS /ˈeməɡrənts/
plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
GentileadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentaɪl/
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
GentilesnounUS /ˈdʒentaɪlz/
plural of “gentile” — a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
Halsey
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From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
Haun's
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From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
hostilitiesnounUS /hɑːˈstɪlətiz/
fighting; acts of overt warfare
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
MillverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
MormonnounUS /ˈmɔːrmən/
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
MormonsnounUS /ˈmɔːrmənz/
church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
mutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
pastoraladjectiveUS /ˈpæstərəl/
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
in the near future
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
prophet's
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From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
rumoursnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
Shoalnoun
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
create by training and teaching
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
precisely as stated
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading A train of Gentile emigrants also waited at Haun's Mill for the cessation of hostilities.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The place was about twenty miles below the town of Far West, on the same stream of Shoal Creek.
in or at the place that
From this reading All travellers became alarmed; Halsey remained where he was; the people of the place accepted his pastoral services gladly.
which person or people
From this reading Around Far West the roads presently became very dangerous, haunted, it was said, by armed parties of bloodthirsty Gentiles who lay in wait for trains of Mormon emigrants coming from the east to the prophet's city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So near came the rumours of war that the Mormons of Haun's Mill entered into a renewed compact of mutual peace with the Gentiles around them.
