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From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
bucketsnounUS /ˈbʌkəts/
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
being one more than seven
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
fetchingadjectiveUS /ˈfetʃɪŋ/
very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
hogsnounUS /hɑːɡz/
plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
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 We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
Murch
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From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
the middle of the day
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
go across or through
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
Percheronnoun
one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
PortlandnounUS /ˈpɔːrtlənd/
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
To recall to mind.
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
ROAREDverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
sideboards
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From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
spannounUS /spæn/
the complete duration of something
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
up to a particular time
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
troughsnounUS /trɔːfs/
plural of “trough” — a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
unloadingnounUS /ənˈloʊdɪŋ/
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
in or at the place that
From this reading By making an early start we hoped to cover forty miles of our journey before sundown, pass the night at a tavern in the town of Gray where the old Squire was acquainted, and reach Portland the next noon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
a Caucasian
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
WillisnounUS /ˈwɪlɪs/
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Since we wished to avoid unloading the hogs, we took dry corn and troughs for feeding them in the wagons and buckets for fetching water to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN THE LION ROARED At daybreak on September 26, if I remember aright, we started to drive from the old farm to Portland with eighteen live hogs.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We put eight of the largest hogs into one long farm wagon with high sideboards, drawn by a span of Percheron work horses, which I drove; the ten smaller hogs we put into another wagon that Willis Murch drove.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was a crisp frost that morning, so white that till the sun rose you might have thought there had been a slight fall of snow in the night.
