from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More and more!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
bluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
browed
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From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
shoot down, of birds
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Jesse
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From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More and more!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
portlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrtli/
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
timber-grown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Wingate
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From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
écru
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From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
