used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
barreledadjectiveUS /ˈbærəld/
put in or stored in a barrel
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
battle-ground
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From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
blackberrynounUS /ˈblækberi/
large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Outside it was growing dark.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
giving-way
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From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
(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 Outside it was growing dark.
guardingverbUS /ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
housetopnoun
the roof of a house
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Outside it was growing dark.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
march in a procession
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was sick.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside it was growing dark.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
porknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
railedverbUS /reɪld/
past form of “rail” — complain bitterly
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading One of them was sick.
slumpedverbUS /slʌmpt/
past form of “slump” — assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was sick.
TurkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The wagon, under a load of barreled pork and general supplies, had slumped into a hole and suffered a "general giving-way."
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Here sat Judge March guarding his wagon and mules.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside it was growing dark.
watch-fire
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From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The bright red dot that, from the railed housetop, you might have seen on the far edge of Turkey Creek battle-ground, was a watch-fire beside the blackberry patch we know of.
