used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Burley
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
CalaisnounUS /kəˈleɪ/
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
CARILLONETTE
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
cartridgenounUS /ˈkɑːrtrədʒ/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
clankingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋkɪŋ/
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
GlennnounUS /ɡlen/
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
hipnounUS /hɪp/
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
holsternounUS /ˈhoʊlstər/
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
Lesse
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
the middle of the day
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
peloton
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Remountverb
mount again
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
Sainte
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
StickyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪki/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
carry out
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Train-des-Equipages
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
