used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
chattered
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From this reading "Plenty fine," chattered Ping.
congratulatingverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
cottonwoodsnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊdz/
plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
duckedverbUS /dʌkt/
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
Joe
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From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
McGlory
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From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
the force of workers available
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
PingverbUS /pɪŋ/
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
a full supply
From this reading "Plenty fine," chattered Ping.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE TRAIL TO THE RIVER.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL TO THE RIVER.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, laughing and congratulating themselves, the boys had ducked in among the cottonwoods of the creek bottom and started along the trail to the river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
TinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIL TO THE RIVER.
the upper part of anything
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TRAIL TO THE RIVER.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They had left the horses and rifles for the Tin Cup men and, from the top of a distant hill, they had watched the party recover the live stock and the guns.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joe McGlory and Ping were in a fine good humor.
