used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the mountain-cabin they had been solitary.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Now, however, it was different.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
dispenseverbUS /dɪˈspens/
administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
foot-hills
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From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
GULCHnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the mountain-cabin they had been solitary.
Hadley
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From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading GOLDEN GULCH HOTEL.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now, however, it was different.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mountain-cabin they had been solitary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, however, it was different.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
Mosely
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From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
mountain-cabin
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From this reading In the mountain-cabin they had been solitary.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
and nothing more
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading In the mountain-cabin they had been solitary.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the mountain-cabin they had been solitary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
male cat
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Their only visitors had been Bill Mosely and his friend Tom Hadley, and such visitors they were glad to dispense with.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
in or at the place that
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The party were able to cover a greater distance on the second day than on the first, being now among the foot-hills, where travelling was attended with less difficulty.
