used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Animals are always eager to observe man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Animals are always eager to observe man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Animals are always eager to observe man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
bipednoun
an animal with two feet
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
cantered
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From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Animals are always eager to observe man.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
GERRIAN'S
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From this reading GERRIAN’S RANCH.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
haltingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
and nothing more
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
lassonounUS /ˈlæsoʊ/
Belgian composer (1532-1594)
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Animals are always eager to observe man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Animals are always eager to observe man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
promotionnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃən/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
quadrupednoun
an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
RANCHnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading GERRIAN’S RANCH.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
reconnoitreverbUS /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It happened that, on a journey, early in the same summer, some twenty miles from my mine, I had come upon a band of horses feeding on the prairie.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Perhaps they want ideas against the time of their promotion to humanity, so that they need not be awkward, and introduce quadruped habits into biped circles.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading They cantered off as I went riding down the yellow slope, and then, halting just out of lasso reach, stopped to reconnoitre me.
