used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
anew
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
in the past
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
Bucky
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Etc
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading The sharpness of his hunger made him light-headed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
light-headedadjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading The sharpness of his hunger made him light-headed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
MavericksnounUS /ˈmævərɪks/
plural of “maverick” — someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
MontananounUS /mɑːnˈtænə/
a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
O'ConnornounUS /oʊˈkɑːnər/
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
ProblemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
Ridgway
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
sharpnessnounUS /ˈʃɑːrpnəs/
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading The sharpness of his hunger made him light-headed.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
SolvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
tenderfootnoun
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
TrampsnounUS /træmpz/
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
waked
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
in or at the place that
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
WyomingnounUS /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
