AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads By Hamlin Garland Author of Other Main-Travelled Roads, etc.
blackbirdsnounUS /ˈblækbərdz/
plural of “blackbird” — any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
bobolinks
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From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
BooknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
BoynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
BringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
BrothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
BroughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads By Hamlin Garland Author of Other Main-Travelled Roads, etc.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
Cavanaugh
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
CoollyadverbUS /ˈkuːli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
Courtships
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From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
CrumblingverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
DarknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
DaughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
DedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
DeepeningnounUS /ˈdiːpənɪŋ/
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
DeprivationnounUS /ˌdeprəˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
DisciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
drearadjective
causing dejection
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
Dutcher's
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
Eagle'snounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
EditionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
EdwardsnounUS /ˈedwərdz/
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
etc
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads By Hamlin Garland Author of Other Main-Travelled Roads, etc.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
FolksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
Forester's
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
GarlandverbUS /ˈɡɑːrlənd/
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads By Hamlin Garland Author of Other Main-Travelled Roads, etc.
GoldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
Gold-Seekers
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
GrantverbUS /ɡrænt/
let have
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
Half-Centurynoun
a period of 50 years
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
Hamlin
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads By Hamlin Garland Author of Other Main-Travelled Roads, etc.
Haney's
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
HarpernounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
HeartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
HeroismnounUS /ˈheroʊɪzəm/
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
Hesper
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From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
IdolsnounUS /ˈaɪdəlz/
plural of “idol” — a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
JasonnounUS /ˈdʒeɪsən/
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
larksnounUS /lɑːrks/
plural of “lark” — North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
LightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
LovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
MagicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
Main-Travelled
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MartnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
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MatenounUS /meɪt/
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
MembernounUS /ˈmembər/
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
MiddlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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Moccassin
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MoneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
MountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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Norsk
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
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Ollnee's
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
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OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
ParentsnounUS /ˈperənts/
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
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PilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
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PrairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
Prarie
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PublishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
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RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
RangersnounUS /ˈreɪndʒərz/
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
RoadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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RoadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
SensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
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ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
SilentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
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snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
SonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
SongsnounUS /sɔːŋz/
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
SpoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
StarnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
StoriesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
Sweetwater
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From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
ThirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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ToilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
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TrailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
TrailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
TroopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
TyrannynounUS /ˈtɪrəni/
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
UlyssesnounUS /juːˈlɪsiz/
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
WaysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
WheelverbUS /wiːl/
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
windsnounUS /wɪndz/
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
Witch'snounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Under the Wheel Jason Edwards A Member of the Third House A Little Norsk A Spoil of Office Prairie Songs Crumbling Idols Wayside Courtships The Spirit of Sweetwater Ulysses S. Grant, his life and character Her Mountain Lover Witch's Gold Money Magic Moccassin Ranch A Son of the Middle Border A Daughter of the Middle Border A Prairie Mother
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The main-travelled road in the West (as everywhere) is hot and dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled.
WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Main-Travelled Roads Other Main-Travelled Roads Boy Life Rose of Dutcher's Coolly The Eagle's Heart The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop Hesper Mart Haney's Mate Cavanaugh, Forest Rangers They of the High Trails The Long Trail The Forester's Daughter The Light of the Star Prarie Folks The Shadow World Trail of the Gold-Seekers The Tyranny of the Dark Victor Ollnee's Discipline
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Border Edition Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London Main-Travelled Roads My Father and Mother Whose Half-Century Pilgrimage on the Main-Travelled Road of Life Has Brought Them Only Toil and Deprivation, This Book of Stories Is Dedicated By a Son to Whom Every Day Brings a Deepening Sense of His Parents' Silent Heroism
