aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
associateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
BRIDGER
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
Cale
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
Caleb
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
encampmentnounUS /ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt/
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
FORGETSverbUS /fərˈɡets/
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
the act of departing
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
Jesse
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
JIM
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
the force of workers available
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
stoutheartedadjective
used especially of persons
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
taciturnadjectiveUS /ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
express in words
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
truculentadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌkjələnt/
defiantly aggressive
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Men were moody, truculent, taciturn, as they went about their duties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun was two hours high, but not all the breakfast fires were going.
What's
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
Wingate
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading JIM BRIDGER FORGETS "What's wrong with the people, Cale?" demanded Jesse Wingate of his stouthearted associate, Caleb Price.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Caleb Price bit into his yellow beard as he gazed down the irregular lines of the encampment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want me to tell you the truth, Jesse?"
