at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
blendedadjectiveUS /ˈblendɪd/
combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
the lower side of anything
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
braidsnounUS /breɪdz/
plural of “braid” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
CanyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
Clinkernoun
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
contrastyadjective
having sharp differences between black and white
From this reading She looked especially fresh and contrasty today.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
dependableadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendəbəl/
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
one or the other of two
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She looked especially fresh and contrasty today.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She looked especially fresh and contrasty today.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
Jessamy
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From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
LILACnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
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 This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked especially fresh and contrasty today.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
on one occasion
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
plaitedverbUS /ˈpleɪtɪd/
past form of “plait” — make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
on the contrary
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
put a saddle on
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
Selden
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From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked especially fresh and contrasty today.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
skirtsnounUS /skɜːrts/
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
SPODUMENEnoun
a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
successive (without a break)
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
subtlyadverbUS /ˈsʌtəli/
in a subtle manner
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
tannounUS /tæn/
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion he joined her by appointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading She looked especially fresh and contrasty today.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This morning she had plaited her hair in two long, heavy braids that hung to the bottom of her saddle skirts on either side.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading LILAC SPODUMENE Once more Oliver Drew rode out of Clinker Creek Canyon to find Jessamy Selden, straight and strong and dependable looking, waiting for him in her saddle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her black hair and eyes and her red lips and olive skin, with the red of perfect health so subtly blended into the tan, always made her beauty rather startling.
