used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
for the reason that
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
ConestoganounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈstoʊɡə/
a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
Conestogas
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From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
foolishnessnounUS /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
and nothing more
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
others
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From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
outnumberedverbUS /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “outnumber” — be larger in number
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
express in speech
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “But it is their land and we shall do just that, turn around and go back.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our party is not too strong, and any attack upon us here in unfamiliar territory would mean that many lives would be lost.”
precisely as stated
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
weaselsnounUS /ˈwiːzəlz/
plural of “weasel” — a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
at the time that
From this reading Tall Hawk was turning to speak to the others of the party when one of the warriors interrupted him.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such foolishness this day could bring the angry Conestogas down on our heads in a very short space of time and we would be badly outnumbered.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, this is Conestoga country, but we are to stop now because of a few woodland weasels that call this their land?”
