Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading THE "ACCIDENT."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

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

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

from appearances alone

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

close interaction

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

divisible by two

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

full of events or incidents

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

a boy or man

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

provoking horror

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

brought together in one place

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

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

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

and nothing more

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

inadequate in amount or degree

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

keep busy with

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

many times at short intervals

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading THE "ACCIDENT."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

a special situation

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

an old word for “to”

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

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

From this reading By the time the poor fellow had collapsed and fallen to the earth, almost the entire party were gathered around him.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

which person or people

From this reading There may not have been a great deal of it manufactured in the territory, but those who made their homes in that favored land did not often suffer for lack of it.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading That section of the Union, even in those early days, was not wholly lacking in whiskey.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would seem that the pioneers had more than enough to occupy their minds on this eventful journey through the woods, without coming in contact with such a frightful thing as a rattlesnake, but here was one of the hardy members of the escort apparently stricken unto death by the huge reptile that he had just slain.