used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
flingingverbUS /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
FrazernounUS /ˈfreɪzər/
English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
how
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From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
JACOBnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
Joan
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From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
without good reason
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
MackenzienounUS /məˈkenzi/
Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
Mackenzie's
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From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
engage in
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
and nothing more
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
Reid'snounUS /riːdz/
possessive form of “reid” — Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
saddle-horn
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From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONLY ONE JACOB Joan came riding over the next morning from Reid's camp, not having heard of Mackenzie's shift to oblige Dad Frazer.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Dad might have come by and told me," she said, flinging to the ground as lightly as a swallow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was bareheaded, the sun in her warm hair, hat hanging on her saddle-horn.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "We'll have to work harder to make it up," Mackenzie told her, thinking how much more a woman she was growing every day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would have saved us half an hour."
