having companions or an escort
From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
bomberos
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From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
placed in a grave
From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
chirimoyas
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From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
clumpsnounUS /klʌmps/
plural of “clump” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
ESTANCIA
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From this reading THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
jessamines
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From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
JULIANnounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
held up in the air
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
Mercedes
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From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
nibblingverbUS /ˈnɪbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
nopals
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From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
a brief written record
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
oasesnounUS /oʊˈeɪsiz/
plural of “oasis” — a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
Pedrito
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From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
with low volume
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
RionounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
robustadjectiveUS /roʊˈbʌst/
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
put a saddle on
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
SAN
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From this reading THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
shootsnounUS /ʃuːts/
plural of “shoot” — a new branch
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The bomberos, accompanied by Mercedes, buried themselves in the desert.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Pedrito seized Mercedes in his robust arms, lifted her from the front of his saddle and laid her gently on the turf.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
warbledverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəld/
past form of “warble” — sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
belonging to which person
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
willowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their journey lasted four hours, and brought them to the banks of the Rio Negro, to one of the charming oases created by the river mud, and covered with clumps of willows, nopals, palms, chirimoyas, lemon trees, and flowering jessamines, in whose branches thousands of birds of the most varying colour and note gaily warbled.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The horses began quietly nibbling the young tree shoots.
