used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
box-like
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From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
bronchonoun
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
Carrie
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From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
frost-bleached
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From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
destroyed or killed
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
harnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/
put a harness
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
Leland
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From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
matchedadjectiveUS /mætʃt/
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
mettlesomeadjective
having a proud and unbroken spirit
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
move upward
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
SEEDTIMEnoun
any time of new development
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
teamsnounUS /tiːmz/
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
waggonnoun
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hung on comfortable springs, and the harness and horses matched it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were few broncho teams on the prairie to compare with hers.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
at the time that
From this reading SEEDTIME The snow had gone, and the frost-bleached prairie lay steaming under the warm April sun, when Carrie Leland pulled her team up on the crest of a low rise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The waggon she drove, a light vehicle of four high wheels with a shallow, box-like body, had been made especially for her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They were young, but Carrie liked a mettlesome beast, and Leland had carefully chosen and broken them.
