used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
ApachesnounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
Bascomb
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From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
of short duration or distance
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE CAVE NEAR THE PASS.
Chiricahuas
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From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
counseledverbUS /ˈkaʊnsəld/
past form of “counsel” — give advice to
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
DescendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
a young female
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
gullynounUS /ˈɡʌli/
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
how
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From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
interposed
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From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
locoed
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From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE CAVE NEAR THE PASS.
not any; not one
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
NomadnounUS /ˈnoʊmæd/
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
go across or through
From this reading THE CAVE NEAR THE PASS.
retracedverbUS /riˈtreɪst/
past form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE NEAR THE PASS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
Tonio
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From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tonio Pass was a gap through one spur of the Chiricahuas.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Nomad retraced his way to it easily, and on the journey no Apaches, locoed or otherwise, were encountered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Descending into the pass by means of the blind gully, already mentioned, Nomad brought the scout and the girl to a spur of rocks which interposed itself between them and the cave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We’ll have to scout and see how many Apaches have been left with Bascomb,” counseled the scout, during the brief halt behind the spur.
