used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
any thing at all
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
beefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
Blizzard's
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From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
borderingverbUS /ˈbɔːrdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
buckskin-clad
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From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But The Kid had taken his time.
calibernounUS /ˈkæləbər/
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
CHISHOLM
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From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
else
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From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
divisible by two
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
FenounUS /feɪ/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
Grande
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From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But The Kid had taken his time.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But The Kid had taken his time.
homelandnounUS /ˈhoʊmlænd/
the country where you were born
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading But The Kid had taken his time.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
marketsnounUS /ˈmɑːrkəts/
plural of “market” — the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
not any; not one
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
RionounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
sweepsnounUS /swiːps/
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But The Kid had taken his time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But The Kid had taken his time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
trail-eating
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From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
uneventfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈventfəl/
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
except if; if not
From this reading His ultimate destination, unless fate altered his plans, was his own homeland--the sandy Rio Grande country.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL From the sweeps of high country bordering close upon Santa Fe, it was no easy journey to the Chisholm Trail, even for a trail-eating horse of Blizzard's caliber.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading More than anything else, it was the thirst for adventure that led the buckskin-clad rider to the beaten cattle road which cut through wilderness and prairie from Austin to the western Kansas beef markets.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading And now, after following the trail for one uneventful day, Kid Wolf had left it--in search of water.
