used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
bellownounUS /ˈbeloʊ/
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
cañon
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From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
remove the dust from
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
exitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
hard-driven
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From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
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 day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
jutsnounUS /dʒʌts/
plural of “jut” — something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
Mimbres
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From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
narrowsnounUS /ˈneroʊz/
plural of “narrow” — a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
go across or through
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
remorselesslyadverb
without pity; in a merciless manner
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
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From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
sentinelnounUS /ˈsentənəl/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
not in physical motion
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
sweatedverbUS /ˈswetɪd/
past form of “sweat” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
SwollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every inch that could be sweated out of them had been gained.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
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 Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Swollen tongues were out, heads stretched forward in a bellow for water taken up by one as another dropped it.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE ROUND-UP The Mimbres Pass narrows toward the southern exit where Point o' Rocks juts into the cañon and commands it like a sentinel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
a Caucasian
From this reading Toward this column of piled boulders slowly moved a cloud of white dust, at the base of which crept a band of hard-driven cattle.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The day was still hot, though the sun had slipped down over the range, and the drove had been worked forward remorselessly.
