used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
matters of personal concern
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
have
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
construedverbUS /kənˈstruːd/
past form of “construe” — make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
equivalentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
every person
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
the organ of sight
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus it was with the Lone Wolf when now his “medicine” had left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was with the Lone Wolf when now his “medicine” had left him.
and nothing more
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thus it was with the Lone Wolf when now his “medicine” had left him.
LONEadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
MEDICINEnounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thus it was with the Lone Wolf when now his “medicine” had left him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
one's
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From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
self-respectingadjectiveUS /ˌselfrɪˈspektɪŋ/
having or showing self-esteem
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
ShieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
smell-feast
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From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus it was with the Lone Wolf when now his “medicine” had left him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
at the time that
From this reading Thus it was with the Lone Wolf when now his “medicine” had left him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
WhitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading To lose one’s “medicine” among the Indians is equivalent to losing one’s money among the Whites, and means just as bad a mess in one’s social and business affairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE MEDICINE OF LONE WOLF The Lone Wolf had lost his “medicine,” and that was a most serious disaster.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Bear Shield, his chief, looked over him or through him without sign or word that might be construed into an admission of his existence.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One’s smell-feast friends of the day before go by one with averted or unseeing eye, while everything and everybody give evidence that one is beneath the notice of a self-respecting world.
