Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

regarded with admiration

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

the clay from which adobe bricks are made

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

(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 Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

completely unclothed

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

third-person singular of “bowl” — roll (a ball)

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

elaborate or showy attire and accessories

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

the part of a scene that is near the viewer

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

attractive and tempting

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

immediately past

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

powerfully or vigorously

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

of an obscure nature

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

the local environment

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

plural of “purple” — a purple color or pigment

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

protected from heat and light with shade or shadow

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Bowles was a stranger to those parts and he admired the landscape mightily; but to him too it seemed a little bare.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading It needed a dash of color, a vigorous girlish figure in the foreground, to give it the last vivid touch.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

a mill that is powered by the wind

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE QUEEN AT HOME The Bat Wing ranch, with its big white house on the hill, its whirling windmill, its tank that spread out like a lake and gleamed like liquid silver, its pole corrals, its adobe houses half shaded by wind-tossed cottonwoods, was one of the most sightly in Arizona.

of a white tinged with yellow

From this reading The yellow-white sheen of the bunch grass made the distance seem fair and inviting; at sunset the saw-toothed summits of the Tortugas changed to blues and purples and mysterious, canon-deep black; the heavy bunches of sacaton out in the horse pasture gleamed white in the evening glow.

but in spite of that

From this reading Many riders passed by that way, rigged out in the finery of their kind, and most of them took it all in--and yet, at times, the place looked kind of bare and tame.