alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
amblingverbUS /ˈæmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
Basford
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From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
Bossick
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From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
chewverbUS /tʃuː/
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
cuds
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From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
FLANGEnounUS /flændʒ/
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
foragenounUS /ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
gladesnounUS /ɡleɪdz/
plural of “glade” — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
NamelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
paunches
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From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading In every cup and hollow of the Deep Heart hills the forage was deep and plentiful.
Provine
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From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
RAINBOWnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
sleekadjectiveUS /sliːk/
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
Sud
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From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had nothing to do but fill their paunches in the sunlit glades and chew their cuds on the shadowed slopes.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Bossick, riding his range one day, came upon Big Basford and Sud Provine ambling down toward the upper reaches of Nameless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLANGE IN RAINBOW CLIFF It was getting along into August.
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading Cattle, scattered through the broken country, waxed sleek and fat.
