(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
displaceverbUS /dɪˈspleɪs/
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
dodgingnounUS /ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
Etc
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fastenverbUS /ˈfæsən/
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
kitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
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 All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
McGRATH
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
mountain-sides
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From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
not any; not one
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
one's
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Ould
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From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
pack-pony
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From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
POSTMASTERnounUS /ˈpoʊstmæstər/
the person in charge of a post office
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
the place where some action occurs
From this reading I can never forget "Ould Michael" and the scene of my first knowing him.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
scramblingverbUS /ˈskræmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
Sixty-mile
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From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
in or at or to some place
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Sky Pilot," "Black Rock," Etc._ MICHAEL McGRATH, POSTMASTER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
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 I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
wadingnounUS /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
walking with your feet in shallow water
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
warilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a wary manner
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
in or at the place that
From this reading I was weary enough of dodging round the big trees, pushing through underbrush, scrambling up and down mountain-sides, hugging cliffs where the trail cut in and wading warily through the roaring torrent of "Sixty-mile Creek."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All day long I rode, driving in front my pack-pony laden with my photograph kit, tent and outfit, following the trail that would end somewhere on the Pacific Coast, some hundreds of miles away.
a late time of life
From this reading Some men and some scenes so fasten themselves into one's memory that the years, with their crowding scenes and men, have no power to displace them.
