used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In truth, he was a noble steed.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring forth the horse!--the horse was brought;
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring forth the horse!--the horse was brought;
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
Cura
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From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
divergedverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrdʒd/
past form of “diverge” — move or draw apart
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bring forth the horse!--the horse was brought;
fosterer
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From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In truth, he was a noble steed.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Bring forth the horse!--the horse was brought;
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In truth, he was a noble steed.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
go away from a place
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
Manco
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From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
Mazeppa
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From this reading Mazeppa.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading In truth, he was a noble steed.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
partidas
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From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading In truth, he was a noble steed.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bring forth the horse!--the horse was brought;
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
ToledonounUS /təˈliːdoʊ/
an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading In truth, he was a noble steed.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bring forth the horse!--the horse was brought;
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
in or at the place that
From this reading |A few minutes’ easy riding brought us to the spot where the roads diverged, and where it had been previously arranged that we should part company.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We took leave of El Manco and the Cura; the fosterer and Frenchman turning their horses’ heads in the direction of Toledo, while the partidas took the mountain route.
