used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading He laughed, bade her be still, and pressed on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He laughed, bade her be still, and pressed on.
confined by bonds
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
DominicanounUS /dəˈmɪnɪkə/
a country on the island of Dominica
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
made afraid
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed, bade her be still, and pressed on.
hedgedadjectiveUS /hedʒd/
evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed, bade her be still, and pressed on.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
not any; not one
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
passionatelyadverbUS /ˈpæʃənətli/
with passion
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He laughed, bade her be still, and pressed on.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading A cut across the quarters made the frightened animal bound forward.
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
put a saddle on
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
not in physical motion
From this reading He laughed, bade her be still, and pressed on.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
which person or people
From this reading Dominica leaned forward in the saddle to strike passionately at the man who led her.
withstandingverbUS /wɪθˈstændɪŋ/
-ing form of “withstand” — resist or confront with resistance
From this reading The riders hedged Dominica closely about, and struggle as she might there was no withstanding the insistent drag on her bridle.
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading She fought desperately to rein in her horse, but the bridle was wrenched from her straining hands.
