Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

in addition

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

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

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

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

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

well in the past; former

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

plural of “feast” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

yet to be or coming

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

the quality or state of being immortal

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

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

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

engage in

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

naughtily or annoyingly playful

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

and nothing more

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

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

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

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From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

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

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.

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

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

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

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading They certainly believe in a future life, but they are afraid of the dead, and think that they want to harm the survivors.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This fear is caused by the supposition that the dead are lonely, and long for the company of their relatives.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The dead also make people ill, that they too may die and join the departed.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The Tarahumare's Firm Belief in a Future Life--Causes of Death--The Dead are Mischievous and Want Their Families to Join Them--Therefore the Dead Have to be Kept Away by Fair Means or Foul--Three Feasts and a Chase--Burial Customs--A Funeral Sermon.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The idea of immortality is so strong with the Tarahumares that death means to them only a change of form.