adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
bandnounUS /bænd/
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
creptverbUS /krept/
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
dismounted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
LandersnounUS /ˈlændərz/
plural of “lander” — a town in central Wyoming
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
sagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading I dismounted from my horse and tied him to a sage brush, and then I crept to the top of the hill to see how many there were of them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That afternoon about two o'clock I saw a small band of Indians coming directly towards us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next morning we pulled out of this place by the way of Landers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were about a mile away when I first saw them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I rode to the foot of a little hill which was close to me at the time I saw them.
