used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A chorus of loud barks announced Harry's arrival.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading A chorus of loud barks announced Harry's arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
barksnounUS /bɑːrks/
plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading A chorus of loud barks announced Harry's arrival.
BarnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading A chorus of loud barks announced Harry's arrival.
corrals
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From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
coulee
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From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
Harry's
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From this reading A chorus of loud barks announced Harry's arrival.
haystacksnounUS /ˈheɪstæks/
plural of “haystack” — a stack of hay
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading A chorus of loud barks announced Harry's arrival.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
on one occasion
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
a course of conduct
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
pensnounUS /penz/
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
move upward
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
cut with a saw
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
shedsnounUS /ʃedz/
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading Barns, sheds, corrals, pens, haystacks, and ranch house lay scattered along the fence near the road.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
toppedadjectiveUS /tɑːpt/
having a top of a specified character
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
tousledadjective
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
unpaintedadjectiveUS /ənˈpeɪntɪd/
not having makeup on
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
weatheredadjectiveUS /ˈweðərd/
worn by exposure to the weather
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
at the time that
From this reading Harry was beginning to think that she had lost her way, when suddenly, as she topped a rise in the road, she saw the Robinson ranch lying below her beside the mouth of a coulee.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The buildings, which were of unpainted boards, weathered to the gray of the desert, reminded her of the houses she had seen from the train; but the path from the gate to the door of the ranch house was bordered with flowers, and the yard, which was separated from the farm fields by a fence, was neatly planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading At once the door of the house was opened a crack and several children, with yellow, tousled heads, peered out.
