adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
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 name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
attacknounUS /əˈtæk/
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
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 name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
JamestownnounUS /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/
a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
Powhatannoun
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
signsnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading No doubt but that Powhatan had sent them as soon as he knew that Smith was not there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The name of the Indian king was Powhatan, and he ruled over all the Indians in eastern Virginia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Having finished his visit, Captain Smith and his men rowed back down the river; but when they reached Jamestown they found that some Indians had made an attack upon the place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He received Captain Smith with great show of kindness, and the two talked together by means of signs; but Smith saw at once that he had a cunning enemy to deal with.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading One of the settlers had been killed by an arrow, and several had been wounded.
