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"If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair." I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair. "Pitamakan! What is the trouble with you?" I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
Chapter 5 of With the Indians in the Rockies is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “I asked, looking up anxiously at him.”
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading “"If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."”
past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound
From this reading “"If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.”
plural of “legging” — a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
From this reading “"If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “"If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.”
impaired by diminution
From this reading “I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.”
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make a break in
In this reading “"If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
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 "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
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From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the trouble with you?"
plural of “legging” — a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
not any; not one
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
precisely, exactly
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
in a stiff manner
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
a source of difficulty
From this reading What is the trouble with you?"
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I asked, looking up anxiously at him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
impaired by diminution
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the trouble with you?"
during the time that
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If they will not do," Pitamakan muttered, rising stiffly, while the ice on his leggings crackled, "why, I'll cut off a braid of my hair."
in the company of; together with
From this reading What is the trouble with you?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was now sure that our troubles had weakened his mind; no Indian in his right senses would think of cutting off his hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is the trouble with you?"
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