used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
completely unclothed
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
lacking funds
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
etc
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From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
Francis
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From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
friarsnounUS /ˈfraɪərz/
plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
a young female
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
incurving
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From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
of an obscure nature
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
reinedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
spritesnoun
atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
St
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From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
not in physical motion
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Ranch Girls" Series, "The Red Cross Girls" Series, etc.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
upraisedadjective
held up in the air
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Near the shore the waves broke into white sprites of foam against the deep, incurving cliffs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The bare, brown hills rose up on one side like the earth's friars of St. Francis, while on the other, at some distance away, the Pacific Ocean showed green and still.
a Caucasian
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading A small cavalcade was slowly winding down a steep, white road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A girl riding at the head of the column reined in her horse, afterwards making a mysterious sign in the air with one upraised hand.
