used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
astrideadverbUS /əˈstraɪd/
with one leg on each side
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.
buckskinnounUS /ˈbʌkskɪn/
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
cantlenounUS /ˈkæntəl/
the back of a saddle seat
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
a young female
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
Los
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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.
attach to a support
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
outdoorsadverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdɔːrz/
outside a building
From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.
pommelverbUS /ˈpɑːməl/
strike, usually with the fist
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
Portales
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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
put a saddle on
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
SamaritannounUS /səˈmerɪtən/
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
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 The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
