Chapter VI

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

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

later than; following

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

lacking funds

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

plural of “cheyenne” — the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

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From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

a group of followers or enthusiasts

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

being eight more than forty

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

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

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

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

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

ten 10s

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

immediately past

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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 MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

the force of workers available

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE STRATEGY OF MR.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STRATEGY OF MR.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

on one occasion

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

and nothing more

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

established beyond doubt

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

a maneuver in a game or conversation

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading THE STRATEGY OF MR.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading THE STRATEGY OF MR.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

three times

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading It was a great trail that last long running fight of Dull Knife, and proved his heart good and his “medicine” strong.

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

two times

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

two of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

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

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading However, here is not the place nor this the time; for what comes after is to be a tale of stratagem, not battle; politics, not war.

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

produce a literary work

From this reading Some one some day ought to write the story high among the gallant deeds of men.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading MASTERSON This came long after the battle at the ’Dobe Walls, and was of the year next before Dull Knife, that Red Richard of the Cheyennes, with one hundred and forty-eight followers, two-thirds of whom were squaws and pappooses, broke from the soldiers and fought his way to his old home in the North, whipping the cavalry once, twice, thrice; yielding only and at last to the lying treachery of Red Cloud and his Sioux police.