used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The horseman was quite near, below her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
canteringadjective
riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
churlishness
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From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
divisible by two
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
GoreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading The horseman was quite near, below her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
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 It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
Mariquita
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From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The horseman was quite near, below her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The horseman was quite near, below her.
move upward
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
in the direction of
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading It was long after Mariquita had come to her place upon the bluff, that the sound of a horse cantering towards it made her rise and go to the farther westward edge of the bluff to look.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Gore, and he saw her at the same moment in which she saw him.
wide-brimmed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lifted his big, wide-brimmed hat from his head and waved it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
