Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

gotten through environmental forces

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

at or in the front

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

equally

From this reading He was first alike in strength and wisdom and it was patent to all.

(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 He was first alike in strength and wisdom and it was patent to all.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

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

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

a person who is in charge

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

without doubt or question

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

permission to do something

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

unvarying in nature

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

divisible by two

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

yet to be or coming

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

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

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

come to pass

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

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

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was first alike in strength and wisdom and it was patent to all.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

not any; not one

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

obtain a patent for

From this reading He was first alike in strength and wisdom and it was patent to all.

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

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From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

precisely, exactly

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading He was first alike in strength and wisdom and it was patent to all.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

a special situation

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

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

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading He looked ahead, and, under his constant suggestion, advice and pressure they stored so much food for the winter that there was no chance of another famine, whatever might happen to the game.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

in a willing manner

From this reading Before they went into winter quarters Henry clearly perceived one thing--he was first in the little tribe; even Black Cloud, the chief, willingly took second place to him.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading He was first alike in strength and wisdom and it was patent to all.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Indian recks little of the future, but in his reversion to primitive type Henry had taken with him much of the acquired and modern knowledge of education.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF DUTY They arrived at their valley and prepared for the second winter there, returning to the place for several reasons, chief among them being the right of prescription, to which the other tribes yielded tacit consent.