used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
(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 There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
anathemanounUS /əˈnæθəmə/
a detested person
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
Dan
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From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
foothillsnounUS /ˈfʊthɪlz/
plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
set up or found
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
homesteadnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Then his farm was such as no white man need take joy in.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
Lightning's
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From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
loafingnoun
having no employment
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
Marton
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From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Then his farm was such as no white man need take joy in.
not any; not one
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
something you have to do
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
and nothing more
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
potentialities
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From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
Quinlan
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From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
Quinlan's
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From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
resultingverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
precisely, exactly
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
squawnoun
derogatory terms for an American Indian woman
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then his farm was such as no white man need take joy in.
carry out
From this reading Then his farm was such as no white man need take joy in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
a special situation
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
unfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
a Caucasian
From this reading His real reason for avoiding Dan Quinlan was his cold opinion that the man was unfit for white man’s association.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thing that was anathema to his ideas of manhood was that Dan lived with a squaw.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There were always to be found loafing about his place a number of his wife’s coloured relations; and then there were offspring which he claimed no white man had the right to bring into the world--little dusky, happy, laughing, wild creatures, with all the potentialities for evil resulting from the mixture of colour.
a late time of life
From this reading Dan Quinlan In the years of Lightning’s service at the Marton farm he had only penetrated the greater foothills to the south-west as far as Dan Quinlan’s homestead on two or three occasions.
