used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
blareverbUS /bler/
make a strident sound
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
a youthful male person
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
buckskinnounUS /ˈbʌkskɪn/
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
BulldogverbUS /ˈbʊldɔːɡ/
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
Carney
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From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
drapingverbUS /ˈdreɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “drape” — arrange in a particular way
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The buckskin walked with the same indifference Horned Toad had shown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
HornedadjectiveUS /hɔːrnd/
having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading The buckskin walked with the same indifference Horned Toad had shown.
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 Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
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 Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
put a saddle on
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The buckskin walked with the same indifference Horned Toad had shown.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The buckskin walked with the same indifference Horned Toad had shown.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Beside him strode Texas Sam, a long coat draping his form.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behind Horned Toad came the buckskin, at his heels Bulldog Carney, and beside Carney a figure that might have been an eager boy out for the holiday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
ToadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
unconcernedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈsɜːrnd/
lacking in interest or care or feeling
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Horned Toad was led forward by a stable man; beneath a loose blanket showed the outlines of a small saddle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horse walked with the unconcerned step of one accustomed to crowds, and noise, and blare.
