used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
Buzzard'snounUS /ˈbʌzərdz/
possessive form of “buzzard” — a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
Curt's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
GapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
MaranounUS /ˈmɑːrə/
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
Morland
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From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
not any; not one
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
picketsnounUS /ˈpɪkəts/
plural of “picket” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A part of her journey lay on the road to Buzzard’s Gap.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunately for Mara Morland she had passed the pickets before the discovery of Cavalry Curt’s escape.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She was mounted on the same horse she had ridden in coming to Dalton and it was barely two hours ride to her home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The night was clear starlight and she had no difficulty in following the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We doubt if she would have succeeded in doing so then.
