used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
any thing at all
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
BLUEBELLnounUS /ˈbluːbel/
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading THE BLUEBELL.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
Clipperton
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From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
It's
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From this reading "It's nearly two o'clock," Clipperton was muttering.
jacal
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From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
and nothing more
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
Matt'snounUS /mætz/
possessive form of “matt” — the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading "It's nearly two o'clock," Clipperton was muttering.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It's nearly two o'clock," Clipperton was muttering.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "It's nearly two o'clock," Clipperton was muttering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
the season of growth
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
swalenoun
a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUEBELL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two boys got out of sight in a swale before the cowboy returned from the spring.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's nearly two o'clock," Clipperton was muttering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Looking back, just before they dropped from view of the _jacal_, they were unable to see anything of the man.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Taking Matt's arm, Clipperton drew him along the swale, then over the western bank of it and into a shallow valley between two low hills.
