used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
at or in the front
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
(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 Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “There’s Riley,” announced Bugler Odell, pointing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between were trees, marking a stream.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
Buglernoun
someone who plays a bugle
From this reading “There’s Riley,” announced Bugler Odell, pointing.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
cottonwoodsnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊdz/
plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
without deviation
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
dunnounUS /dʌn/
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
ForknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
Kaw
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From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
engage in
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
markingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading Between were trees, marking a stream.
north'ard
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From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
Odell
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From this reading “There’s Riley,” announced Bugler Odell, pointing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “There’s Riley,” announced Bugler Odell, pointing.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
RepublicannounUS /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading “There’s Riley,” announced Bugler Odell, pointing.
runnin
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From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
SmokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Between were trees, marking a stream.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
table-land
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From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
There's
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From this reading “There’s Riley,” announced Bugler Odell, pointing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Below is the Smoky Hill Fork o’ the Republican, and the line o’ cottonwoods runnin’ to north’ard be the Republican itself.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Between were trees, marking a stream.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Between were trees, marking a stream.
in or at the place that
From this reading The post sits in the elbow o’ the two, where they join and make the Kaw or Kansas.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Wild Bill was an accurate scout, for as the sun was setting they all sighted directly ahead, high upon a table-land backed by hills, an irregular group of buildings, the windows flashing above the level dun expanse below.
