Chapter VIII

(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 At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the act of breaking something

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

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From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

bringing death

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a volcano in south central Guatemala

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

wild llama

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

of great significance or value

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

an occurrence of something

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

an event that causes someone to die

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

engage in

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

used to form the superlative

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

not any; not one

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

plural of “pelt” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

an amount of time

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

past form of “prize” — hold dear

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

estrangement from god

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the season of growth

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

not liable to stumble or fall

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the feel of a surface or a fabric

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

not yet brought into existence

From this reading At this period the young have not all been dropped, and the most prized pelts are those of the unborn young, which are obtained by killing the mother.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

precisely as stated

From this reading These pelts, being very soft and fine in texture, are used to make the most valuable _capas_ or robes, and if sold out of the tribes at the settlements, bring in the highest prices.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading TEHUELCHE METHODS OF HUNTING Hunting season -- Surefooted horses -- Description of big hunt -- Ring round game -- Splendid riding of Tehuelches -- Horses dislike jumping -- Game killed and spared by Tehuelches -- Difference of their hunting methods from those of the Onas of Tierra del Fuego -- Artistic perception of Onas -- Ill-faith of early settlers -- Indian trail -- "No place for us" -- Deterioration of horses -- They prize piebalds -- Method of breaking in -- Perfect riders -- Helpless on foot -- Staying powers of horses -- Dogs -- Evil of liquor trade -- National sin of permitting this traffic -- Picture of trader -- Drinking bout of Tehuelches -- Gambling for horses -- Fatal weakness of Tehuelches -- Another instance.

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

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading At this season the Indians move to their favourite hunting-grounds; it is, in fact, to them the most important period of the year.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading During the latter half of October and during November, which is the Patagonian spring, the Tehuelches hunt the guanaco _chicos_, or young guanaco.