used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
Clarendon-Tascosa
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
Dave
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From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
faintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Once he had fainted and slid from his seat.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
fireless
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once he had fainted and slid from his seat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
on one occasion
From this reading Once he had fainted and slid from his seat.
outlawsnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔːz/
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
Overstreet
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From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
pommelverbUS /ˈpɑːməl/
strike, usually with the fist
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
robverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
put a saddle on
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Once he had fainted and slid from his seat.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Once he had fainted and slid from his seat.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
STREAKnounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading He had clenched his teeth and clung to the pommel desperately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading They had covered a scant twenty miles instead of the eighty they should have put behind them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For Dave Overstreet had been literally dying in the saddle every step of the way.
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW STREAK Night fell on both a dry and fireless camp for the outlaws who had tried to rob the Clarendon-Tascosa stage.
