used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
at or in the front
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
(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 I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
barricadenounUS /ˈbærəkeɪd/
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
flicked
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From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
made afraid
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
Is-spai-u
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From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
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 We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
lopeverbUS /loʊp/
run easily
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
night-grazing
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From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
Pitamakan
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From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
move upward
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
shiedverbUS /ʃaɪd/
inflected form of “shy” — start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
in the near future
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
express in words
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading I was riding Is-spai-u as usual, and he was so frightened that it was all I could do to keep him from running ahead of the loose stock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We flicked them into a lope up the rise to the plain, but when we were nearly to the top they suddenly shied at something ahead and dashed sharply off to the left.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Pitamakan and I went some distance before we managed to head the horses up the slope; and as soon as we were well out on the plain I asked Pitamakan what he thought had frightened our animals.
at the time that
From this reading BIG LAKE CALLS A COUNCIL It was quite dark when Pitamakan and I drove the horses out from the barricade for their night-grazing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will tell you my real belief," he answered.
