farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
(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 As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
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From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
differedverbUS /ˈdɪfərd/
past form of “differ” — be different
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
command with authority
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
the act of departing
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
GrovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
lengthsnounUS /leŋkθs/
plural of “length” — the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
put a saddle on
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
