used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
at or in the front
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
Carrie
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From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
Corinne
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From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
drowsed
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From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
Ellen
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From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
emigrantsnounUS /ˈeməɡrənts/
plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
forsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
GrandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
JonathannounUS /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
MatthewsnounUS /ˈmæθjuːz/
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
not any; not one
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
Padgett's
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From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
rattlingnounUS /ˈrætlɪŋ/
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
in the near future
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
St
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From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
not in physical motion
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
express in words
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richmond must soon have seemed far behind Grandma Padgett's little caravan, had not Fairy Carrie still drowsed in the carriage, keeping the Richmond adventures always present.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
Thrusty
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From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
in the direction of
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading They might turn off towards the southwest if all the emigrants agreed to forsake the St. Louis route.
not known
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
VirginiannounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjən/
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading They had parted from J. D. Matthews and the Virginian and his troop.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jonathan and Thrusty Ellen were somewhere on the road ahead, but at a point unknown to Robert and Corinne.
in or at the place that
From this reading No one could tell where J. D. might be rattling his cart.
