aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
AntelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
BighornnounUS /ˈbɪɡhɔːrn/
a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
breakfasted
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From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
at any time
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we passed the night.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Here we passed the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Here we passed the night.
a course of conduct
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stream we called `Bighorn Creek' ever afterwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day I set forth to find some path by which we might get down into the bottom.
the topmost one of two
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading We arrived at the upper end of the valley about an hour before sunset.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We were stirring by sunrise next morning; and having breakfasted heartily, we packed our wagon and started away from our camp, which we had named `Camp Antelope.'
