used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
ambushverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
comin
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From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
compactnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
FEATHER'S
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From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
goin
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From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
the act of departing
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
KiddienounUS /ˈkɪdi/
informal term for a young child
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
neath
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From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
not any; not one
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
and nothing more
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
rallyverbUS /ˈræli/
gather
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
RedskinsnounUS /ˈredskɪnz/
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
RubenounUS /ruːb/
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
not in physical motion
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
ter
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From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
That's
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From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
There's
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From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
having come into contact
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
precisely as stated
From this reading Most of them fell short; very few flew past him, and only one touched him, doing no harm.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "That's right, Nick," he called, as he drew rein beside the leading mule wagon.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
at the time that
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY When he had fired that first shot, and while the Redskins were still riding out from their ambush to rally on the level trail and charge down in a compact body upon his outfit, Kiddie turned his pony and galloped back under a hail of arrows.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "There's a whole crowd of em' comin' out from behind the rock," cried Rube Carter, going up to him.
yer
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From this reading "I'm goin' ter git 'neath this yer wagon an' fire at 'em through one o' th' wheels."
