used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
Alfreda
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From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
ARIZONAnounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
for the reason that
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
a state of high honor
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
MankatonounUS /mænˈkɑːtoʊ/
a town in southern Minnesota
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
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 & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
SCRIMMAGEnounUS /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Bible says that the good Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading & P., at Blue Field, a small town almost in the centre of the desert.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alfreda, Kansas, was dreary and desolate enough, but there, I was at least in communication with civilization, because I had one wire running to Kansas City, while Blue Field was the crowning glory of utter desolation.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE The desire to travel was strong within me, and in the following June I left Mankato, went out to Arizona and secured a position on the A.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It needed but a single glance at Blue Field to thoroughly convince me that the Lord quit work at the end of the sixth day right there, and had never taken it up since.
