used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
bottomsnounUS /ˈbɑːtəmz/
plural of “bottom” — the lower side of anything
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
a youthful male person
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
Colina
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From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
groomedadjectiveUS /ɡruːmd/
neat and smart in appearance; well cared for
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
impressivelyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪvli/
in an impressive manner
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
overflowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd/
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
SaddlingverbUS /ˈsædəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “saddle” — put a saddle on
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Colina groomed her own horse, whistling like a boy.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Beyond the fields she could gallop at will over the rolling, grassy bottoms, among the patches of scrub and willow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Saddling him, she rode east along the trail by the river, with the fenced grain fields on her right hand.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading It was not an impressively beautiful scene--the river was half a mile wide, broken by flat wooded islands overflowed at high water; the banks were low, and at this season muddy.
