used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
in addition
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
areanounUS /ˈeriə/
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
a line of approach
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
coltnounUS /koʊlt/
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
congestionnounUS /kənˈdʒestʃən/
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
traveling across
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
with speed
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
in the near future
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
surgedverbUS /sɜːrdʒd/
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
thinnedadjectiveUS /θɪnd/
mixed with water
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
at the time that
From this reading He trotted along, crossing the tracks, and when on the opposite side set out straight down the avenue.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Close about him stepped other horses, and over and around him surged a low murmuring, occasionally broken by the crack of a whip.
wideningnounUS /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/
an increase in width
From this reading The avenue was broad, and in this widening area the congestion rapidly thinned, and soon the colt was quite alone in the open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NEW HOME With the beginning of the forward movement across the railroad the colt, ears cocked and eyes alert, moved across also.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet these sounds did not seem to disturb him.
