Chapter XI · The Captain and the Indian

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From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

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

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

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

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

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

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

an occurrence of something

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

verbal punishment

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

causing one to believe the truth of something

From this reading That argument, in its most convincing form, he was to receive.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

being unjustly brought into disrepute

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

divisible by two

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

with no protection or shield

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

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From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

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

From this reading That argument, in its most convincing form, he was to receive.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

usually; as a rule

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

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

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

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

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

quickly aroused to anger

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

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

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading That argument, in its most convincing form, he was to receive.

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 As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

engage in

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

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 The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

used to form the superlative

From this reading That argument, in its most convincing form, he was to receive.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

on one occasion

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

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

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading That argument, in its most convincing form, he was to receive.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

express in words

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

the state of being free from danger or injury

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

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

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

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

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

not yet payable

From this reading As is generally the case, the long pre-emption from attack gave to the pioneers an undue sense of security, and many of them more than once culpably exposed themselves to danger.

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

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

at the time that

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He held such faith in the chastisement given by Colonel Clark, that there was but one argument which could make him believe the savages had really commenced their outrages again.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The report of the outrage on the flat-boat, we say, reached our settlement, but it was discredited by many, among whom, of course, was Captain Parks.

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading And even when the ranger himself related to the astonished people what he had witnessed and done, the irascible captain told him he had imagined it all.