AmongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
Chanco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
garrisonedverbUS /ˈɡærəsənd/
past form of “garrison” — station (troops) in a fort or garrison
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
Paspahegh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
perturbationnounUS /ˌpɜːrtərˈbeɪʃən/
an unhappy and worried mental state
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
plantationsnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
reportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
seethingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːðɪŋ/
in constant agitation
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
ThirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Thirty warriors!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “Thirty warriors!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
