used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
ApachenounUS /əˈpætʃi/
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The hills had lost their beauty.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
CusternounUS /ˈkʌstər/
United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
to a considerable degree
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The hills had lost their beauty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
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 long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
for more time
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The hills had lost their beauty.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
not any; not one
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
obnoxiousadjectiveUS /ɑːbˈnɑːkʃəs/
causing disapproval or protest
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
Pennington
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From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
ridesnounUS /raɪdz/
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hills had lost their beauty.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The buoyant Apache no longer had power to thrill.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading As the weeks passed, the routine of ranch life weighed more and more heavily on Custer Pennington.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long rides were but obnoxious duties to be performed.
zestnounUS /zest/
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading The dull monotony of it took the zest from the things that he had formerly regarded as the pleasures of existence.
