used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
Arch-Hinderer
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From this reading There, on the lonely Hill, he had his first encounter with that Arch-Hinderer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
bravedverbUS /breɪvd/
past form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
placed crosswise
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading There, on the lonely Hill, he had his first encounter with that Arch-Hinderer.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There, on the lonely Hill, he had his first encounter with that Arch-Hinderer.
Hilliard's
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From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
hinderedverbUS /ˈhɪndərd/
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
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 He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading There, on the lonely Hill, he had his first encounter with that Arch-Hinderer.
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
a person who carries a message
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
Millings
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From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, on the lonely Hill, he had his first encounter with that Arch-Hinderer.
overbalanced
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From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
go across or through
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
preventionnounUS /priˈvenʃən/
the act of preventing
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
SHEILA
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From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHEILA AND THE STARS Hilliard's first messenger had been hindered by death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, on the lonely Hill, he had his first encounter with that Arch-Hinderer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
weightsnounUS /weɪts/
plural of “weight” — the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Several times it seemed that his second messenger would suffer the same grim prevention.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But this second messenger was young and set like steel to his purpose.
