an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
from appearances alone
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
being joined in close association
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
clevereradjectiveUS /ˈklevərɜːr/
comparative of “clever” — showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
provide as food
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
GAUCHOSnounUS /ˈɡaʊtʃoʊz/
plural of “gaucho” — a cowboy of the South American pampas
From this reading THE GAUCHOS.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
lassos
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From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
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 The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
Mataseis
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From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
the force of workers available
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
a particular point in time
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
with speed
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
put a saddle on
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɜːrəp/
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAUCHOS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
in the direction of
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
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 They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
unsaddleverb
remove the saddle from
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the interview which we have related, they returned quickly to find their horses, apparently being in great haste to get away.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at the moment of putting his foot in the stirrup, Mataseis, whom, as the reader has observed, was the cleverer of the two, stopped suddenly, and turning towards his friend, already in the saddle:
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had contented themselves with removing the bridle to enable them to feed on the fresh and short grass of the bank, and, for fear of accident, they had attached them by lassos to the trunks of trees.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The gauchos, like knowing men, aware that it would not be long before they wanted their horses, were careful not to unsaddle them.
