Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

later than; following

From this reading So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

(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 So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

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

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

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From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

a state of deep-seated ill-will

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

an act that fails

From this reading So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

in a gradual manner

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

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

From this reading So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

cause to stop

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

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

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

a change downward

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

the force of workers available

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

not any; not one

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

not one, and not any

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

a slow or gradual disappearance

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

uttered with a trill

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

cause to flee

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

the killing of animals (as for food)

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the dream of Sieur Perrot had ended, after all, in failure.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

causing physical or especially psychological injury

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

not in physical motion

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

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

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.

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

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Perrot came to a sudden halt, aghast at what he beheld and heard.

at the time that

From this reading WHEN A STAR FALLS, A SOUL HAS PASSED Sieur Nicholas Perrot came along, making his way among the strewn bodies, to the crooked tree; he wavered a little as he came, for weakness was still heavy upon him.

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

From this reading None of the Stone Men would return to their own villages from the lake of many stars, and from this day forward the enmity between Dacotah and Assiniboine would never die down.

plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading No other was in sight, but from the depths of the forest around came the stabbing reports of guns, the yells of men, the fierce war-cry of the Dacotah warriors, rolling afar in a gradually lessening rout of receding slaughter.