adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Fifty yards behind the last rides "the advance"--a guard of twenty-five picked men.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
beardedadjectiveUS /ˈbɪrdəd/
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
BootsnounUS /buːts/
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
bronzedadjectiveUS /brɑːnzd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
Dillon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
DixienounUS /ˈdɪksi/
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
emergesverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
FiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Fifty yards behind the last rides "the advance"--a guard of twenty-five picked men.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
hourlyadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Fifty yards behind the last rides "the advance"--a guard of twenty-five picked men.
leafyadjectiveUS /ˈliːfi/
having or covered with leaves
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
MENnounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
MORGAN'SnounUS /ˈmɔːrɡənz/
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Fifty yards behind the last rides "the advance"--a guard of twenty-five picked men.
picketnounUS /ˈpɪkɪt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
RebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
ridesnounUS /raɪdz/
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading Fifty yards behind the last rides "the advance"--a guard of twenty-five picked men.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
risknounUS /rɪsk/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading MORGAN'S MEN Boots and saddles at daybreak!
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
slouchingverbUS /ˈslaʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “slouch” — assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Fifty yards behind the last rides "the advance"--a guard of twenty-five picked men.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
videttes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No commission among "Morgan's Men" was more eagerly sought than a place on that guard of hourly risk and honor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading Over the border, in Dixie, two videttes in gray trot briskly from out a leafy woodland, side by side, and looking with keen eyes right and left; one, erect, boyish, bronzed; the other, slouching, bearded, huge--the boy, Daniel Dean; the man, Rebel Jerry Dillon, one of the giant twins.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Fifty yards behind them emerges a single picket; after him come three more videttes, the same distance apart.
