used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
anew
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
Apache'snounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
possessive form of “apache” — 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 She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
Baldynoun
a person whose head is bald or shaved
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
terminate
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
bridle-wise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
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 It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
one or the other of two
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
four-year-olds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
loanedverbUS /loʊnd/
past form of “loan” — give temporarily; let have for a limited time
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
saddle-broke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
selectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/
of superior grade
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
ShannonnounUS /ˈʃænən/
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
they've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was several weeks before Custer could ride again, and in the meantime Shannon had gone down to her own place to live.
which person or people
From this reading She came up every day on Baldy, who had been loaned to her until Custer should be able to select a horse for her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She insisted that she would own nothing but a Morgan, and that she wanted one of the Apache’s brothers.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a couple of four-year-olds that are saddle-broke and bridle-wise in a way; but I wouldn’t want you to ride either of them until they’ve had the finishing touches.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
You'll
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From this reading “You’ll have to wait, then, until I can break one for you,” Custer told her.
