used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
AGEDadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
CheyennesnounUS /ʃaɪˈenz/
plural of “cheyenne” — the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
traveling across
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
demanding attention
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
gallopingverbUS /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
a young female
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
INDIAN'SnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
possessive form of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
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 To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
a female domestic
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
of an obscure nature
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
pards
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
go across or through
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
quotanounUS /ˈkwoʊtə/
a prescribed number
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
at the time that
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
