used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "It's exciting, you know," he added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
a youthful male person
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
drylyadverbUS /ˈdraɪli/
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading "It's exciting, you know," he added.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
garrulousadjectiveUS /ˈɡerələs/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
IowanounUS /ˈaɪəwə/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
It's
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From this reading "It's exciting, you know," he added.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
and nothing more
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It's exciting, you know," he added.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
MOORE'SnounUS /mʊrz/
possessive form of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
on the contrary
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
Semans
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From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very much so at times," dryly answered Harry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said his name was David Harris; that he belonged to the Third Iowa Cavalry; was a farmer boy, and rather liked the service.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's exciting, you know," he added.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading MOORE'S MILL We left Harry Semans and his young companion just starting on their lonely ride to Jefferson City, a distance of twenty-seven miles.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The soldier with Harry proved rather a garrulous youth.
