from one side of something to the other
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
from appearances alone
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It might be done," said Larry.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
Breckenridge
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From this reading "Running strong!" said Breckenridge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
CedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
cow-boys
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From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
placed crosswise
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It might be done," said Larry.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
FremontnounUS /ˈfriːmɑːnt/
United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It might be done," said Larry.
it's
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From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
Larry
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From this reading "It might be done," said Larry.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "It might be done," said Larry.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
rangesnounUS /ˈreɪndʒəz/
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
move upward
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Running strong!" said Breckenridge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Running strong!" said Breckenridge.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
only a very short time before
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
screwingnounUS /ˈskruːɪŋ/
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
not in physical motion
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Running strong!" said Breckenridge.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
carry out
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
Torrance's
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From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The snow on the ranges is not melting yet, and the ice will be tolerably firm on the deep reaches; but it's scarcely likely that we will want to swim the Cedar now."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We have one horse at Fremont that would take me across.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Still, the water has not risen much yet, and as I crossed the big rise I saw two of Torrance's cow-boys apparently screwing up their courage to try the ford."
