used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
adaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
admirablyadverbUS /ˈædmərəbli/
in an admirable manner
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
lacking funds
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
CAYUSEnoun
a small native range horse
From this reading LITTLE CAYUSE ON GUARD.
cañon
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From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
cañon's
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From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
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 It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading LITTLE CAYUSE ON GUARD.
gullynounUS /ˈɡʌli/
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
ten 10s
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE CAYUSE ON GUARD.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LITTLE CAYUSE ON GUARD.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
terminatingverbUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “terminate” — bring to an end or halt
From this reading Besides, it was a _blind_ gully, running into the hills for a few hundred feet and terminating in a sheer wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
directed up
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
washings
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From this reading The mouth broke into the wall of the cañon some fifteen feet above the cañon’s bed, and a slope, formed of ancient washings from the gully, led upward to the entrance of it.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gully, which the scout had selected as a fitting place to hide the horses, was admirably adapted to the purpose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was narrow, filled with a growth of scrub, and its bed sloped upward from the point where it entered the cañon.
