Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

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

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

create by putting components or members together

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

a person who is in charge

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

start firing a weapon

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

destroyed or killed

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

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

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

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

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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 Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

provide commentary for a film, for example

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

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From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

cut with a saw

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

express in words

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

plural of “scalp” — the skin that covers the top of the head

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

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

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

plural of “story” — 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 During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

express in words

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

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

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Some of them appeared to me particularly beautiful; I shall, therefore, narrate them to the reader.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

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

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

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

From this reading Then I was a warrior, and many scalps have I taken on the eastern shores of the Sabine.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

at the time that

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

in or at the place that

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading Since that, the grass has withered fifteen times in the prairies, and I have grown weak and old.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading During my convalescence, my tent, or I should say, the lawn before it, became a kind of general divan, where the warriors and elders of the tribe would assemble, to smoke and relate the strange stories of days gone by.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading One old chief began as follows:-- "I will tell ye of the Shkote-nah Pishkuan, or the boat of fire, when I saw it for the first time.