Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

(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 The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

in addition

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

the property of having a relatively great size

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

plural of “billow” — a large sea wave

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

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From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

the organ of sight

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

plural of “gully” — deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

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From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

plural of “housewife” — a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

the sound of laughing

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

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From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

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From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

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From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

made afraid

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

weep convulsively

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

convulsive gasp made while weeping

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

plural of “sweep” — a wide scope

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

in or at that place or location

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

furnished with or made of wood or timbers

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight.

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

not conquered

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

past form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading In the brilliant mid-afternoon light the Southwest unrolled below him and around him in a ragged bigness and an unconquered loneliness.

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

abounding with or resembling weeds

From this reading As far as eye could reach tumbled the knobs, the flats, the waste weedy places, the gullies, the rock-pitted sweeps of table-land and the timbered hills of the Uplift.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It was half a sob, half a laugh, and, half sobbing, half laughing, the young man stopped his horse on the crest of the Tigmore Hills, in the Ozark Uplift, raised in his stirrups, and looked the country through and through, as though he must see into its very heart.