used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
abductorsnounUS /æbˈdʌktərz/
plural of “abductor” — someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
CachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
canyonsnounUS /ˈkænjənz/
plural of “canyon” — a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
cleftnounUS /kleft/
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading So the current report ran.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
Del
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Flatray
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
ForknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
set up or found
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
not accessible to view
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
inaccessibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbəl/
capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
MacQueen
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
not any; not one
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
something you have to do
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Oro
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So the current report ran.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading So the current report ran.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
RoaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the current report ran.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
untraveledadjective
not traveled over or through
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
at the time that
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
in or at the place that
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
