andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
AnsweringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
barkingverbUS /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
bronchonoun
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
ceaselesslyadverbUS /ˈsiːzləsli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
defileverb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
Ka-paw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ka-paw!
laagernoun
a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
Paddy'snounUS /ˈpædiz/
possessive form of “paddy” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
shellsnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the defile, short, but narrow, was close at hand.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Answering to the touch of the spur, the gray broncho went leaping forward, with Paddy's horse neck and neck at her side.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading From beyond the ridge, the trio of guns could be heard, barking ceaselessly, while their shells dropped thick into the laager, scarcely eight hundred yards away.
