used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
accumulationsnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “accumulation” — an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
anew
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
(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 possessed, in all, just nine horses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
Bagsby
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From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
Barry
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From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
DIGGINGSnoun
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
remove the dust from
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
being one more than seven
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
Fairfax
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From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
forwardedverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdɪd/
past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
GasparnounUS /ˈɡæspər/
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
Gaspar's
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From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
coins made of gold
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We possessed, in all, just nine horses.
how
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From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We possessed, in all, just nine horses.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
and nothing more
From this reading We possessed, in all, just nine horses.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
go away from a place
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
McNally
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From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know just how much my companions forwarded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
pack-horse
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From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading We possessed, in all, just nine horses.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
safekeepingnounUS /ˈseɪfˈkiːpɪŋ/
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
Sutter's
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From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
TalbotnounUS /ˈtælbət/
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yank, Vasquez, Bagsby, and Jones drove eight of them out again to Sutter's Fort for provisions--Don Gaspar's beautiful chestnut refused to be a pack-horse on any terms.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took the opportunity of sending our accumulations of gold dust to Talbot for safekeeping.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
Vasquez
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From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
YanknounUS /jæŋk/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading WE LEAVE THE DIGGINGS There were nine of us--Bagsby, Yank, Johnny Fairfax, myself, Don Gaspar, Vasquez, McNally, Buck Barry, and Missouri Jones.
