used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
black'snounUS /blæks/
possessive form of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
Cary's
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From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
clattered
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The sound of hoofs died away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
made afraid
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
HOMEWARDadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading The sound of hoofs died away.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
a particular point in time
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
RandnounUS /rænd/
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
Selim
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From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
snortverbUS /snɔːrt/
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of hoofs died away.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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 HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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 The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
