used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading The woods passed, he began ascending a small hill.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The woods passed, he began ascending a small hill.
BlamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
didn't
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From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
ef
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From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
ElknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
freshernounUS /ˈfreʃər/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The woods passed, he began ascending a small hill.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
hoof-prints
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From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
a small worthless amount
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
the act of departing
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The woods passed, he began ascending a small hill.
PawneenounUS /ˈpɔːˈniː/
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
Rasco
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From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading "Blamed ef he didn't go further nor I expected," muttered Rasco to himself as he trudged along.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
the topmost one of two
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
precisely as stated
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the hoof-prints were now growing fresher and fresher, telling that the animal could not be far off.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse through a small grove of trees and along the upper bank of the very stream upon which the great scout encountered Yellow Elk.
