used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
not accessible to view
From this reading The blanket concealed the form of the Medicine Man from the eyes of Ke-ne-ha-ha.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
disengagedverbUS /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The blanket concealed the form of the Medicine Man from the eyes of Ke-ne-ha-ha.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The blanket concealed the form of the Medicine Man from the eyes of Ke-ne-ha-ha.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
Ke-ne-ha-ha
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From this reading The blanket concealed the form of the Medicine Man from the eyes of Ke-ne-ha-ha.
keen-edged
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From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
set afire or burning
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
MedicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
nerved
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From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
with low volume
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
scalpingverbUS /ˈskælpɪŋ/
-ing form of “scalp” — sell illegally, as on the black market
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quietly the Indian chief drew the keen-edged scalping knife from his girdle.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every muscle in his massive frame was nerved for the coming contest.
wigwamnounUS /ˈwɪɡwɑːm/
a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
From this reading The little fire, now burnt down to a mass of glowing embers, but faintly lighted up the gloom of the wigwam.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The Medicine Man turned his back to the chief, slowly disengaged himself from the huge blanket wrapped around him, and then held it up in the air.
