used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Ten miles from the river, boys!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
CanyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
COLORADOnounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
DiarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
Enoch's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
coins made of gold
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
junipersnounUS /ˈdʒuːnɪpərz/
plural of “juniper” — desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
MacknounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Ten miles from the river, boys!
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
opalescentadjective
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
panningverbUS /ˈpænɪŋ/
inflected form of “pan” — make a sweeping movement
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "Ten miles from the river, boys!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the season of growth
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
confined on all sides
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Ten miles from the river, boys!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
To-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-morrow afternoon should see us panning gold."
vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
at the time that
From this reading They had been a week on the trail when they made camp one night at a spring surrounded by dwarf junipers.
which person or people
From this reading Mack, who had taken the trip before, greeted the spring with a shout of satisfaction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COLORADO "We had a particularly vile place to raid to-day, and as I listened with sick heart to the report of it, suddenly I saw the Canyon and F.'s broad back on his mule and the glorious line of the rim lifting from opalescent mists."--_Enoch's Diary_.
