used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We're all right!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
calicoadjectiveUS /ˈkæləkoʊ/
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
encircledadjectiveUS /ɪnˈsɜːrkəld/
confined on all sides
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
divisible by two
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
every person
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
apart from; not including
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
I'm
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From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
isn't
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From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
come together
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
a particular point in time
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We're all right!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
in a swift manner
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
truantnounUS /ˈtruːənt/
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
We're
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From this reading "We're all right!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
