anew
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
APPREHENSIONnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading APPREHENSION.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
blitheadjectiveUS /blaɪð/
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
placed in a grave
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
hatchet's
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From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
hunting-ground
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From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
MORRISnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
not any; not one
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
profanes
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From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
quiververbUS /ˈkwɪvər/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
rallyverbUS /ˈræli/
gather
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
red-men
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From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
not used up
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
resoundverbUS /ˌriːˈsaʊnd/
ring or echo with sound
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
resumingverbUS /rɪˈzuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
Riflemen
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From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
SkimverbUS /skɪm/
travel on the surface of water
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
song-birds
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From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
They're
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From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
verdantadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrdənt/
characterized by abundance of verdure
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
in or at the place that
From this reading As the Riflemen reached the spot where the settlers were awaiting them, the preparations for resuming the journey were instantly made.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The green leaves on the blithe boughs quiver, The verdant hills with song-birds ring, While our bark canoes, the river Skim, like swallows on the wing.--G. P. MORRIS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They're gone--again the red-men rally With dance and song the woods resound; The hatchet's buried in the valley; No foe profanes our hunting-ground!
yokenounUS /joʊk/
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading The dead oxen were rolled to one side, and on the hardened ground the wagon was easily dragged by the remaining yoke.
