used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Nope; nary a speck, so fur.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
HAUNTEDadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HAUNTED MESA.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
a boy or man
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
engage in
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
MESAnounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HAUNTED MESA.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
naryadjectiveUS /ˈneri/
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading "Nope; nary a speck, so fur.
Nope
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From this reading "Nope; nary a speck, so fur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HAUNTED MESA.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
Pete
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From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
shieldedadjectiveUS /ˈʃiːldɪd/
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
ShovingverbUS /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/
-ing form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Nope; nary a speck, so fur.
sombreronounUS /sɑːmˈbreroʊ/
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading Shoving back his sombrero, he shielded his eyes from the shimmering desert glare with one hand and gazed intently off into the southwest.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading "Nope; nary a speck, so fur.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
sun-bronzed
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From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HAUNTED MESA.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HAUNTED MESA.
white-starred
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From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The speaker, a sun-bronzed lad of about seventeen, mounted on a bright bay pony with a white-starred forehead, drew rein as he spoke.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you make out any sign of the mesa yet, Pete?"
