Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

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From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

later than; following

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

anew

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

(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 This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

for the reason that

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

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From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

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From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

placed crosswise

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

in accordance with convention or custom

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

separate into parts or portions

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

moving toward the east

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

one or the other of two

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

divisible by two

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

the organ of sight

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

a young female

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

used of persons; emotionally hardened

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

impressive in appearance

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

and nothing more

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

above and across; more than

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

by chance

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

of brown tinged with red

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

uttered with a trill

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

not financially safe or secure

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

inferior in size or quality

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

the upper part of anything

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading We could not see even so far as the Pecos, though it seemed from our lofty situation that we looked quite to the ultimate, searching the utter ends of all the earth.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

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From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was a favorite pausing place of all travellers between the county-seat and Heart's Desire; partly because it was a summit reached only after a long climb from either side of the divide; partly, perhaps, because it was a notable view-point in a land full of noble views.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas_ "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as we pulled up our horses at the top of the Capitan divide.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.

which person or people

From this reading Again, it may have been a customary tarrying point because of some vague feeling shared by most travellers who crossed this trail,--the same feeling which made Curly, hardened citizen as he was of the land west of the Pecos, turn a speculative eye eastward across the plains.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We gazed out over a vast, rolling sea of red-brown earth which stretched far beyond and below the nearer foothills, black with their growth of stunted pines.