Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

(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 To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

destroyed or killed

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

disabled in the feet or legs

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

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 I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

the force of workers available

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

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

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

go across or through

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

with speed

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

shake with fast, tremulous movements

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

-ing form of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

except for; apart from

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

cut with a saw

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

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

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

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

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That was true.

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

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

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

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "That was true.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

up to a particular time

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading "We stayed on in the ravine, waiting on Ongyatasse's knee, until we saw the new rim of the Halting Moon curled up like a feather.

past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

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

From this reading "That was true.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I could have left Ongyatasse and gone on alone, but nothing that had happened so far had made us think that we must get back quickly.

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

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

a Caucasian

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.

in the company of; together with

From this reading White Quiver asked us one day what reason Well-Praised had given for requiring that the Lenni-Lenape should pass through the country with not more than twenty fighting men in the party.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading To save the game, we told him, which seemed to us reasonable; though I think from that hour we began to feel that the Tallegewi, with all their walled towns and monuments, had been put somehow in the wrong by the wild tribes of Shinaki.