used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
have
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
lacking funds
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
the first light of day
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
go away from a place
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
and nothing more
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
carry out
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading There has been much excitement since the sun first broke through the night, but you did not wake me.”
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “My son, I wanted you to rest, for today is the day of the big hunt.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
at the time that
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Soon the warriors will be gathering and we will be ready to leave for the feeding grounds of the great buffalo.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Father,” called Little Bear, “why did you not waken me when the dawn came?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now I must check the horses, for we must take only the young and the strong.
