used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
anew
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
barebackadjective
riding without a saddle
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
traveling across
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
put on clothes
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
set up or found
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
gruntingverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
not any; not one
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
recrossing
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From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
put a saddle on
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
StrippingnounUS /ˈstrɪpɪŋ/
the removal of covering
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
at the time that
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stripping himself, he removed the saddle and its blanket and, mounting bareback, rode her into the stream, where he found a place deep enough to swim her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "COMING EVENTS----" Johnny entered the draw, found a small clearing, and let Pepper wander, watching her closely, while he went over his guns again, cleaning them thoroughly.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading The afternoon had half gone when he whistled her to him and rode her down to the rocky pool he had mentioned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crossing and recrossing this several times, he took her out and started to dress; and no sooner was she free than she trotted to a dry, warm patch of sand and rolled to her heart's content, grunting with pleasure.
you've
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From this reading "Now look at what you've done," he grinned.
