used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
advancesnounUS /ədˈvænsəz/
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
Chippewayan
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From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
the act of departing
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
Godfrey's
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From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
Guidon
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From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
HALIFAXnounUS /ˈhælɪfæks/
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
intendingverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪŋ/
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
Jim's
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From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
MAGnounUS /mæɡ/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
Newall
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From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/
past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
ParrnounUS /pɑːr/
Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
reciprocatedverbUS /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪd/
past form of “reciprocate” — act, feel, or give mutually or in return
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
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 Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading MARRIAGE OF LITTLE MAG.--SOCIETY AT HALIFAX.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
St
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From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
up to a particular time
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not destined, however, to go back to her Chippewayan friends.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
which person or people
From this reading Jim Newall, who had so often paddled her to the settlement and back, made advances toward her, which she reciprocated till it ended in the two being married.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon after Mrs. Godfrey's departure from Parr Town for England, Little Mag Guidon went up the St. John and settled there with some of the tribe, intending to remain until a chance of getting back to her people occurred.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading It appears she had won Jim's heart during the illness of her husband.
