used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
not being in a specified place
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
caimans
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
Carthagena
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
cattle-herd
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
a small house with a single story
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
a female human offspring
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
dearly loved
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
a young female
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
infestedverbUS /ˌɪnˈfestɪd/
past form of “infest” — invade in great numbers
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
MagdalenanounUS /ˌmæɡdəˈliːnə/
a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
and nothing more
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
palm-thatched
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
rancho
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
thinlyadverbUS /ˈθɪnli/
without force or sincere effort
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
vaqueronoun
local names for a cowboy (“vaquero” is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and “buckaroo” is used especially in California)
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
precisely as stated
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
in or at the place that
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
which person or people
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
a late time of life
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
