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From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
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From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
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From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
accompanyingadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ/
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading The accompanying picture shows the spot.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
anew
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
alfalfanounUS /ˌælˈfælfə/
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
bobcatnounUS /ˈbɑːbkæt/
small lynx of North America
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
coolernounUS /ˈkuːlər/
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
cottonwoodnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊd/
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
DixienounUS /ˈdɪksi/
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
LasnounUS /lɑːs/
plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
the act of departing
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
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 Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
the middle of the day
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The accompanying picture shows the spot.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading The accompanying picture shows the spot.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The accompanying picture shows the spot.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
carry out
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
UtahnounUS /ˈjuːtɔː/
a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Immediately after we had reached the long valley running north from Las Vegas, it began to get cooler, and that night we slept under blankets again.
VegasnounUS /ˈveɪɡəs/
plural of “vega” — prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
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 The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We got an early start the next morning and by 8:30 A. M. had driven the twelve miles to the top of the divide, and by noon reached a railroad water well at Dry Lake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leaving the ranch we nearly drove over a bobcat, but we were too hot to take much interest in any game at that time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Dixie Country of Utah Leaving Las Vegas at 3 P. M., with a hot wind at our back, we drove through the Stewart Ranch, which, with its cottonwood trees, patches of alfalfa, and running water, looked awfully good to us.
