Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Their movements were full of action and energy.

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

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From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

make by braiding or interlacing

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

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From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

plural of “cure” — a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a shortage of rainfall

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Their movements were full of action and energy.

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From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Their movements were full of action and energy.

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From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

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From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

the force of workers available

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading Their movements were full of action and energy.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

coming from the northwest

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

being perceived or observed

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

the person in charge of a post office

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called “Pueblos” by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

a state of acute pain

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

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

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their movements were full of action and energy.

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

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

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From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

a slight but appreciable amount

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

plural of “truffle” — any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Followed the river a day's journey up and noticed some small tobacco plantations on the banks.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Nice-looking Natives--Albinos--Ancient Remains in Ohuivo--Local Traditions, the Cocoyomes, etc.--Guachochic--Don Miguel and "The Postmaster"--A Variety of Curious Cures--Gauchochic Becomes My Head-quarters--The Difficulty of Getting an Honest Interpreter--False Truffles--The Country Suffering from a Prolonged Drought--A Start in a Northwesterly Direction--Arrival at the Pueblo of Norogachic.

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From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

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

From this reading Their movements were full of action and energy.

which person or people

From this reading I met some good-looking people, who had come from Tierras Verdes, the locality adjoining on, the south.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading Their skins showed a tinge of delicate yellow, and as the men wore their hair in a braid, they had a curious, oriental appearance.