AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
(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 They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They wasted no words and no gestures.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
BALDadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
Byers
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From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
CorralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
give expression to
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes were steady.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
brought together in one place
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
gesturesnounUS /ˈdʒestʃərz/
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading They wasted no words and no gestures.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
inconspicuouslyadverb
in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
KNOBnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
not any; not one
From this reading They wasted no words and no gestures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
PonynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
revolversnounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvərz/
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
make steady
From this reading Their eyes were steady.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes were steady.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BALD KNOB After night had fallen men drifted inconspicuously to the Pony Express Corral.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
votedverbUS /ˈvoʊtɪd/
past form of “vote” — express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading They wasted no words and no gestures.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were armed, all of them with revolvers, two or three with rifles.
the words that are spoken
From this reading They wasted no words and no gestures.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If any one had studied the faces of the group that gathered round the lantern held by Byers, he would have voted these men hard citizens.
