used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
ApachesnounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading The Apaches might trap the whole party.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
cattlemennounUS /ˈkætəlmən/
plural of “cattleman” — a man who raises (or tends) cattle
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
Duro
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From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
exploreverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
inquire into
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
incognita
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From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Apaches might trap the whole party.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
Palo
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From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
PanhandlenounUS /ˈpænhændəl/
a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
terra
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From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CRY OUT OF THE NIGHT Night fell before the rescue party reached Palo Duro.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
up to a particular time
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading The Apaches might trap the whole party.
Wadley
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From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading But neither the Ranger nor Wadley could endure the thought of waiting till morning to push forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The canon was at that time a _terra incognita_ to these cattlemen of the Panhandle.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The Apaches might trap the whole party.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To attempt to explore it in the darkness would be to court disaster.
