Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

anew

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

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

From this reading I can see the loose ropes trailing at the horses' noses, and see the light leaning forward of the red and yellow and ghastly white-striped and black-stained bodies, and the barred black of the war paint on their faces.

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

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

in or near a particular place or position

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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

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preventing entry or exit or a course of action

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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I can see the loose ropes trailing at the horses' noses, and see the light leaning forward of the red and yellow and ghastly white-striped and black-stained bodies, and the barred black of the war paint on their faces.

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From this reading I can see the loose ropes trailing at the horses' noses, and see the light leaning forward of the red and yellow and ghastly white-striped and black-stained bodies, and the barred black of the war paint on their faces.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

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to be able to, or to be allowed to

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rid of obstructions

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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

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From this reading I can see this picture now--the wide gray of the flat valley, edged with green at the coulee mouths; the sandy spots where the wind had worked at the foot of the banks; the dotted islands out in the shimmering, shallow river.

having a pattern of dots

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having a specified kind of border or edge

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plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

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the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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at or to or toward the front

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shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

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

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plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

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

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

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plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

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From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

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a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

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not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

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

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

the force of workers available

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plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

touching and supported by a surface

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

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make a painting

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coated with paint

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something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading I can see this picture now--the wide gray of the flat valley, edged with green at the coulee mouths; the sandy spots where the wind had worked at the foot of the banks; the dotted islands out in the shimmering, shallow river.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

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From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

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a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

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plural of “rope” — a strong line

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of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading I can see this picture now--the wide gray of the flat valley, edged with green at the coulee mouths; the sandy spots where the wind had worked at the foot of the banks; the dotted islands out in the shimmering, shallow river.

-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light

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plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

From this reading SIOUX!

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

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on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

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-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

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

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I can see again, under the clear, sweet, quiet sky, the picture of those painted men--their waving lances, their swaying bodies as they reached for the quivers across their shoulders.

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

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

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below or beneath something; less than

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a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

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evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading The record of this part of my life comes to me sometimes as a series of vivid pictures.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

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the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

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in or at the place that

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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

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air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

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in the company of; together with

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past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading I can see the loose ropes trailing at the horses' noses, and see the light leaning forward of the red and yellow and ghastly white-striped and black-stained bodies, and the barred black of the war paint on their faces.