Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

in actual fact

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

in the past

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

(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 Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

disposed to please

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

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

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

brought into existence

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

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From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

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

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

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

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

joined in matrimony

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

the force of workers available

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

that is looked for

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

not in physical motion

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

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

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

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

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

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

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

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

From this reading ESTELLA THE ESKIMO Estella was not the name her parents had given her.

at the time that

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

during the time that

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

a Caucasian

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Born and raised on the Seward Peninsula, she had learned to hunt, fish and trap, as do all the Eskimo women while still in their teens.

a late time of life

From this reading That was unpronounceable to the white man's tongue and was replaced by Estella when she married the trader not many years ago.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading Numbers of young men among her people had sought her hand in marriage, but up to the time of the advent of the white men into the country she had never yielded to their entreaties.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading She was a bright and amiable young woman, though not actually pretty.