used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
anew
From this reading To be on a horse again was glorious.
at or in the front
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
animal'snounUS /ˈænəməlz/
possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be on a horse again was glorious.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
cooped
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From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
distendedverbUS /dɪˈstendɪd/
past form of “distend” — become wider
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
down-stream
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From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
remove the dust from
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading To be on a horse again was glorious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
Hanky's
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From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
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 INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading To be on a horse again was glorious.
hummocks
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From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
Jim
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From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
attach to a support
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
MountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be on a horse again was glorious.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
unusual or striking
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
Silas
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From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
make steady
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
thunderedverbUS /ˈθʌndərd/
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Instantly his form had merged with the animal's--they moved as one creature, raising dust and moss as they thundered down the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
urgingnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be on a horse again was glorious.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He made queer noises with his lips and his mount responded instantly, leaping with distended nostrils over stone and hummocks, like a piece of live steel.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS Hanky's mare, after being cooped up in a stable for a week without exercise, stretched its neck to the fresh air, and under the urging heels of Jim killed space at a remarkable rate.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mounting an almost perpendicular hill, Jim saw the _Silas P. Young_ beating down-stream, a mile or two ahead, at a steady ten knots.
