used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The afternoon sun beat down fiercely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The afternoon sun beat down fiercely.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
cactusnounUS /ˈkæktəs/
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
clumpsnounUS /klʌmps/
plural of “clump” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The afternoon sun beat down fiercely.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading The afternoon sun beat down fiercely.
set up or found
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
greasewoodnounUS /ˈɡriːswʊd/
low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
mesas
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From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
Naggernoun
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
on one occasion
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
in the near future
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
Slone
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From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The afternoon sun beat down fiercely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The plateau was miles wide, shut in by great walls and mesas of colored rock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The climb out was hard on Slone, if not on Nagger.
in or at the place that
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Once up, Slone found himself upon a wide, barren plateau of glaring red rock and clumps of greasewood and cactus.
WildfirenounUS /ˈwaɪldfaɪər/
a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
From this reading Presently he came to a place where Wildfire had doubled on his trail and had turned up a side canyon.
