used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
backwoodsmannounUS /ˈbæˈkwʊdzmən/
a man who lives on the frontier
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
barrelledadjective
put in or stored in a barrel
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
BOONEnounUS /buːn/
an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
DANIELnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
dismounted
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From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
being one more than seven
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
flint-locks
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From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
brought together in one place
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
Hillsboro
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From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
Holman's
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From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
Keen-sightedadjective
having very keen vision
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
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 Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
MARKSMANnounUS /ˈmɑːrksmən/
someone skilled in shooting
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
the force of workers available
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
nagverbUS /næɡ/
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
the middle of the day
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
runnersnounUS /ˈrʌnərz/
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
thews
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From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
bound or secured closely
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
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 sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
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 A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DANIEL BOONE, MARKSMAN Mounted upon his powerful bay horse, Daniel Boone the following day rode toward Holman’s Ford.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading A long line of wagons, the horses tied to the wheels, stood on the river bank; the settlers and their families were gathered beneath the trees.
at the time that
From this reading The sun had reached high noon when the backwoodsman reached the ford, dismounted and tied his nag to a tree.
wrestlersnounUS /ˈreslərz/
plural of “wrestler” — combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This point was some eight miles from Hillsboro, and it was here that the young men of the settlement met each fall for their hardy frontier games.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Keen-sighted youths, bearing long barrelled flint-locks, eagerly awaited this, the test of their skill; sturdy wrestlers burned to match their thews against each other; and the runners, both horse and man, were equally anxious to show their quality.
