used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Have they any captives with them?” questioned Joe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
captivesnounUS /ˈkæptɪvz/
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Have they any captives with them?” questioned Joe.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
disadvantagenounUS /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
someone who hunts game
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
Joe
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From this reading “Have they any captives with them?” questioned Joe.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
immediately past
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
a unit of instruction
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
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 THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
LONG-LOST
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From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
on one occasion
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
pioneernounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Have they any captives with them?” questioned Joe.
redskinsnounUS /ˈredskɪnz/
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every pioneer and old hunter felt that a crisis was at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I think we have the redskins at a disadvantage,” said one old hunter.
which person or people
From this reading THE LONG-LOST AT LAST At once there was great excitement among the men who had thus followed Long Knife and his warriors to their newly made camp.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We ought to teach them a lesson they will never forget.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Have they any captives with them?” questioned Joe.
