used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “White Buffalo is welcome,” he said, as he shook hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
Barringford
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From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been looking for you a long time.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “How-how!” returned the Indian, as he bent a kindly glance on Dave.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
Dave
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From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
DAVE'S
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From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
greatly pleased
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
the act of departing
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
DroppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “How-how!” returned the Indian, as he bent a kindly glance on Dave.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “White Buffalo is welcome,” he said, as he shook hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been looking for you a long time.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
hoenounUS /hoʊ/
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
homesteadnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
How-how
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From this reading “How-how!” returned the Indian, as he bent a kindly glance on Dave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been looking for you a long time.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “White Buffalo is welcome,” he said, as he shook hands.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “How-how!” returned the Indian, as he bent a kindly glance on Dave.
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 “I have been looking for you a long time.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I have been looking for you a long time.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
come together
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “How-how!” returned the Indian, as he bent a kindly glance on Dave.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “How-how!” returned the Indian, as he bent a kindly glance on Dave.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “White Buffalo is welcome,” he said, as he shook hands.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “White Buffalo is welcome,” he said, as he shook hands.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
accept gladly
From this reading “White Buffalo is welcome,” he said, as he shook hands.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
a Caucasian
From this reading DAVE’S DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST A week after the arrival of Sam Barringford at the Morris homestead Dave was much surprised and delighted to see White Buffalo making his way along the creek.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have been looking for you a long time.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Dropping the hoe he was using at the time, the youth ran to meet the friendly Indian.
