Chapter X

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From this reading 21.

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

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

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

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

a youthful male person

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

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

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

a social unit living together

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

a young female

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

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 story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

the force of workers available

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The hunters always killed the young wolves, but could not catch the mother.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

not in physical motion

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

in or at that place or location

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

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

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

at the time that

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

which person or people

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading PUTNAM AND THE WOLF Israel Putnam, as a boy, lived with his father on a farm in Connecticut when wolves were still there.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Every winter an old mother wolf would come with a family of young wolves with her.

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From this reading The story of this fight at Fort Henry is often told, and the name of Elizabeth Zane, the brave girl who carried the apronful of powder to the men in the fort, will be remembered as long as brave deeds shall be told.