used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
Almo
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From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
Antonio
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From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
couldn't
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From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
Crocketnoun
an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
remove the dust from
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
at any time
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
God-forsaken
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From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
the act of departing
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
ten 10s
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
Joe
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From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
KIDverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
immediately past
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
LlanonounUS /ˈlɑːnoʊ/
an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
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 went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
mountainousadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntənəs/
having hills and crags
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
PaintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
rockiest
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From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
roughestadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəst/
superlative of “rough” — having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
San
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From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
shodadjectiveUS /ʃɑːd/
wearing footgear
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
a particular situation
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
be standing; be upright
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
Taylor'snounUS /ˈteɪlərz/
possessive form of “taylor” — United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
TERMINATEDadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
in or at that place or location
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
in the direction of
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
tributaryadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪbjəteri/
(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We arrived at our destination, Joe Taylor's ranch, on Paint creek a small tributary to the Llano, at last; and it was one of the roughest, rockiest, God-forsaken countries I ever put foot on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
in or at the place that
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TRIP WHICH TERMINATED IN THE CAPTURE OF "BILLY THE KID."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While there I visited the Almo building where poor Davy Crocket and his brave companions bit the dust.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We went through San Antonio and lay there long enough to have all of our horses shod, as we were going into a mountainous country where they couldn't stand it without shoes.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We finally, after three weeks hard work, got the herd of twenty-five hundred head started towards the north star.
