used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
CowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
cream-faced
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damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
dismounted
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From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
goosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
got'st
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From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
Hayward
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From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
immediately past
From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
loonnounUS /luːn/
a worthless lazy fellow
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
Nettleton's
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading At last Captain Hayward ordered a halt, and the party dismounted.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
PowdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
with speed
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
RebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
river'snounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
in the near future
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where got'st thou that goose look?--_Shakespeare._ The party rode rapidly to the river, and were soon upon the opposite shore.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _The Journey--The Cowardly Negro--Nettleton's Method--Meeting the Rebels--He will fight--Powder discovered--The Arrival._ The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading For fifteen or twenty miles the horsemen did not pause, and not a word was spoken.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Turning to the east, they passed along a narrow road which wound its course along the river's bank.
