used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
bluey-green
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From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
terminate
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
browseverbUS /braʊz/
shop around; not necessarily buying
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
caballero
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From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “_Caramba!_ How can I tell?”
canterverbUS /ˈkæntər/
ride at a canter
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
Caramba
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From this reading “_Caramba!_ How can I tell?”
cañon
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From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
evergreennounUS /ˈevərɡriːn/
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
set up or found
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
a young female
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
herbagenoun
succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
How
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From this reading “_Caramba!_ How can I tell?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_Caramba!_ How can I tell?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
languornoun
a relaxed comfortable feeling
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
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 A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
mesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
Steenie
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From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
the rays of the sun
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
Sutro
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From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
express in words
From this reading “_Caramba!_ How can I tell?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
unsaddledadjective
with no saddle
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their horses had been unsaddled and set free to browse upon the herbage up the cañon; and these moved here and there, lazily, as if--like the old _caballero_ himself--they felt the languor of that midday hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A group of rocks, roughly piled, and a few evergreen shrubs clustering about them, made a pleasant break in a long, monotonous stretch of coast, and the coolness of the spot was always refreshing after their canter in the sunshine.
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 “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
in or at the place that
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
which person or people
From this reading “Sutro, what makes the water so bluey-green?” asked the little girl, who had been sitting silent for full one minute and gazing dreamily at the shining waves.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Old Sutro and young Steenie were where they might have been found on almost every day at the same hour,--down on the beach, where the great cañon cut through the _mesa_ to the sea.
