something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
ApachesnounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
without stop or interruption
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
without deviation
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
Fred
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From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
brought together in one place
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.
mustangnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋ/
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
not any; not one
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
O'Rooney
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From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
obedientlyadverbUS /oʊˈbiːdiəntli/
in an obedient manner
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
and nothing more
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
carry out
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The mustang walked along quite obediently, seeming to feel the load no more than if it was only one half as great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was high in the sky, and it was near midnight.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But those animals are like their native masters--cunning and treacherous, ready to take advantage of their riders whenever it happens to come in their way.
in or at the place that
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
which person or people
From this reading O'Rooney, who had taken upon himself the task of guiding the mustang, continued him on up the ridge, directly toward the spot where Fred had lain so long watching the action of the Apaches gathered around the opening of the cave.
