having companions or an escort
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
BusternounUS /ˈbʌstər/
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
cemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
CONFERENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnfərəns/
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
CubnounUS /kʌb/
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading --_Sheriff Frank Day_.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
feel or handle with the fingers
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading --_Sheriff Frank Day_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
not any; not one
From this reading Douglas had no luck at all on his mule hunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
touching and supported by a surface
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overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
ParsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
POST-OFFICE
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any competition
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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cut with a saw
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
SheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading --_Sheriff Frank Day_.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
stiffeningnounUS /ˈstɪfənɪŋ/
the act of becoming stiff
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
triggerverbUS /ˈtrɪɡər/
put in motion or move to act
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Twilight came on, with the mud of the trail stiffening in the frosty air.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
in the company of; together with
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any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading And as if to add to his discomfort, while climbing down the trail from the cemetery, he saw Judith on Buster, accompanied by the leaping Wolf Cub, overtake Scott Parsons and saw them race toward the post-office.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE POST-OFFICE CONFERENCE "Ride with your finger on the trigger--but smile before you shoot."
