used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
in the past
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
any person at all
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
any thing at all
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
blacksnounUS /blæks/
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
how
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From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
Kar-ak-ar-ook
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From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
engage in
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
not one, and not any
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
and nothing more
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
a special situation
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading They alone knew how to make it, and they never told the secret to anyone.
not known
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
the act of using
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very long ago--so long that the oldest blacks could not remember anything about it themselves--there was a legend of the first coming of Fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
at the time that
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
which person or people
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Fire came with a group of seven strange women, the Kar-ak-ar-ook, who brought it from some unknown country.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They dwelt with the blacks, and showed them how to use the new and wonderful thing: but they were very selfish, and would give none away.
yam-sticks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, they kept it in the end of their yam-sticks, and when the people begged for it, they only laughed at them.
