used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Hello, Daddy!
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
dikenounUS /daɪk/
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
a young female
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
the act of departing
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, Daddy!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
How's
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From this reading How's this?
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
and nothing more
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
for more time
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
having a point
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
quirtnoun
whip with a leather thong at the end
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
rock-rimmed
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From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How's this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
the upper part of anything
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "They came around the other end of the hills; a longer way but better going.
We're
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From this reading We're coming, Kid," she called, and she turned to explain to Ashton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
in or at the place that
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS At the top of the bank made by the dike the girl pointed with her quirt down to the rock-rimmed pool edge where a pair of riders were just swinging out of their saddles.
