1893
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From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
bluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
bottomsnounUS /ˈbɑːtəmz/
plural of “bottom” — the lower side of anything
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
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 The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
brought together in one place
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
impassableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæsəbəl/
incapable of being passed
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
shrunkenadjectiveUS /ˈʃrʌŋkən/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
sleeping-bags
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Back of them lay a mass of broken country, in many places almost impassable for horses.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
walledverbUS /wɔːld/
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the fall of 1893 I was camped on the Little Missouri, some ten miles below my ranch.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather had grown cold, and at night the frost gathered thickly on our sleeping-bags.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bottoms were broad and grassy, and were walled in by curving rows of high, steep bluffs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wagon was drawn up on the edge of the fringe of tall cottonwoods which stretched along the brink of the shrunken river.
