Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

wait in hiding to attack

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading His barrier was crude but efficient.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

next to; at the side of

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His barrier was crude but efficient.

past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

possessive form of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

not carefully or expertly made

From this reading His barrier was crude but efficient.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

From this reading His barrier was crude but efficient.

inspired with confidence

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

(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 The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

an instance of misfortune

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

except for; apart from

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading Barger himself had eaten a snake and returned to a narrow defile in the range, where his ambush could be made.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading To insure himself against all misadventure he rolled a mass of boulders down the hill, to block the trail.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE MEETINGS OF TWO STRONG MEN Matt Barger, riding in the night, intent upon nothing save the chance to deal out his vengeance to Van Buren, had camped beside the river, at the turn where Van and Beth had skirted the bank to the regular fording below.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The convict's horse, which Beth had lost, was tethered where the water-way had encouraged a meager growth of grass.