used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Douglas dismounted and fastened the horses to a scrub cedar.
afootadverbUS /əˈfʊt/
on foot; walking
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
belly-deep
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From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
the two together, not just one
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
terminate
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading Douglas dismounted and fastened the horses to a scrub cedar.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
dismounted
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From this reading Douglas dismounted and fastened the horses to a scrub cedar.
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 spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Douglas dismounted and fastened the horses to a scrub cedar.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Douglas dismounted and fastened the horses to a scrub cedar.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
Mormon's
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From this reading _--The Mormon's Wife_.
obstinatelyadverb
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
go across or through
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
relentlesslyadverbUS /rɪˈlentləsli/
in a relentless manner
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
revoltingadjectiveUS /riˈvoʊltɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading Douglas dismounted and fastened the horses to a scrub cedar.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
be standing; be upright
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
they're
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From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
male cat
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
wallowedverbUS /ˈwɑːloʊd/
past form of “wallow” — devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
From this reading Then he wallowed forward afoot to break trail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Douglas spurred Tom relentlessly until the snow was belly-deep and both animals began to fight obstinately to turn back.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _--The Mormon's Wife_.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading BLACK DEVIL PASS "They can stand the curse of being women, but they're revolting against men's being stupid."
