used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Summon the warrior known as Masi.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
Delawares
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
eldersnounUS /ˈeldərz/
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
entrailsnounUS /ˈentrəlz/
internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
invadeverbUS /ˌɪnˈveɪd/
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “Summon the warrior known as Masi.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
Masi
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Summon the warrior known as Masi.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
SummonverbUS /ˈsʌmən/
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Summon the warrior known as Masi.”
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
express in words
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
thieverynounUS /ˈθiːvəri/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “Summon the warrior known as Masi.”
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some hushed conversation and then one of the elders spoke to a guard at the door.
which person or people
From this reading Masi was brought to the council and the elder who had summoned him spoke.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now tell these warriors who come to us from the Delawares that you have seen this with your own eyes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Masi, it was you who reported to the council of the thievery of the Delaware and it was you who brought to our council the entrails of a deer to prove before the council your story of having seen the hunting party of Delawares invade our lands and kill much wild game.
