used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
put or send forth
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
GoreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
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 Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
Mariquita
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From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
a particular point in time
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
and nothing more
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
put a saddle on
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
cut with a saw
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
only a very short time before
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The ground was soft there, and his horse's hoofs had made scarcely any sound.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
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 She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned her head, and he saluted her, at the same moment slipping from the saddle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
at the time that
From this reading Mariquita had been alone a long time when Gore, riding home, came suddenly upon her.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was sitting where a clump of trees cast now a shadow, and it was only in coming round them that he saw her when already very near her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you were far away," she said.
