used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
Boyd
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From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
breastworks
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From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
ColtnounUS /koʊlt/
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
contingentnounUS /kənˈtɪndʒənt/
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Drew was on his feet.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Drew was on his feet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
flankingverbUS /ˈflæŋkɪŋ/
-ing form of “flank” — be located at the sides of something or somebody
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drew was on his feet.
holsternounUS /ˈhoʊlstər/
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
jammedadjectiveUS /dʒæmd/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
Kirby
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From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
not any; not one
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Drew was on his feet.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
others
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From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
not in physical motion
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
twinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Drew was on his feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He jammed his now empty Colt into its holster, drew its twin, still not wholly aware that the breastworks were too far away for small arms' fire to have any effect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where Kirby or any others of the small Morgan contingent had vanished--whether Boyd _had_ been with them--he did not know.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Only the flanking fire still withered the gray lines, curling them up as the sun had withered and curled the leaves on the shrubs by the dried stream bed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Now the whole world was no larger than that stretch of open ground and the breastworks, the men in blue behind them.
