used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
the state of being absent
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
Bellamy
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From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
confined by bonds
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
CACHEnounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
communitynounUS /kəˈmjuːnəti/
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
Cristo
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From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
deeded
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From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
delegateverbUS /ˈdeləɡeɪt/
transfer power to someone
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
divisible by two
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
Flatray
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From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
importingnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
independentlyadverbUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli/
on your own; without outside help
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
Melissy
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From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
not any; not one
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
one-thirdnounUS /ˌwʌnˈθɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
possenounUS /ˈpɑːsi/
a temporary police force
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
Richard
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From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
SouthwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
territorialadjectiveUS /ˌterɪˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to a territory
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Arizona had forgiven him his experiment at importing sheep and he was being spoken of as a territorial delegate to Congress, a place the mine owner by no means wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE CACHE It was understood that in the absence of the sheriff Richard Bellamy should have charge of the posse, and after the disappearance of Flatray he took command.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading The Monte Cristo mine had made him independently wealthy, even though he had deeded one-third of it to Melissy Lee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For his interests were now bound up in the Southwest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
a late time of life
From this reading With the passing years Bellamy had become a larger figure in the community.
