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Chapter XV
The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation. Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers. The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps. The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote. The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
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From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
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From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
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From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
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From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
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From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
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From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
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From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
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From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
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From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
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From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
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From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
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From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The details were not lovely, but in the sunset light of late afternoon the silvery sheen of the mesquite had its own charm for the rider.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Gun-Barrel Road Jack Goodheart followed the gun-barrel road into a desert green and beautiful with vegetation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he passed a blooming azalea or a yucca with clustering bellflowers.
