afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
anew
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
couriersnounUS /ˈkɜːriərz/
plural of “courier” — a person who carries a message
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
DodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
apart from; not including
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good luck to you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
Hurd's
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From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the literary culture
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Good luck to you.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
SCOUTnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
sentriesnounUS /ˈsentriz/
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
for a short time
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Terry'snounUS /ˈteriz/
possessive form of “terry” — English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Good luck to you.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
We'll
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From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good luck to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
