used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
at or in the front
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
Bradshaw
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From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "We'll have to park in there and take a chance."
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
EscapadenounUS /ˈeskəpeɪd/
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
foremannounUS /ˈfɔːrmən/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have to park in there and take a chance."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
LeftynounUS /ˈlefti/
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
the light of the Moon
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "We'll have to park in there and take a chance."
having a point
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
PopverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
carry out
From this reading "We'll have to park in there and take a chance."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We'll have to park in there and take a chance."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lefty pointed to the spot as he said:
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They looked about and then walked over to the meadow trail.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll have to park in there and take a chance."
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely had the unique cavalcade disappeared into the thicket when Pop Bradshaw and his foreman emerged from the ranch house.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A Midnight Escapade A thicket of small trees and bushes loomed up in the moonlight fifty yards ahead of the trio.
