farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
ApachesnounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
for the reason that
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION.
a female human offspring
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
depressingly dark
From this reading The journey was gloomy and silent.
Guetzalli
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From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
hacendero
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From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The journey was gloomy and silent.
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 Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
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 The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
MartialadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
not any; not one
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
peonsnounUS /ˈpiːənz/
plural of “peon” — a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
redskinsnounUS /ˈredskɪnz/
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
rejoinverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪn/
join again
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The journey was gloomy and silent.
SylvanounUS /ˈsɪlvə/
the forest trees growing in a country or region
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The hacendero and his daughter left the colony of Guetzalli under the escort of Don Martial and the four peons he had taken into his service.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Sylva was the more anxious to rejoin the French because he knew that their expedition had no other purpose than to deliver him and his daughter from the hands of the redskins.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little band advanced to the west, in the direction of which the free company had marched in pursuit of the Apaches.
