used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
Andress
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From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
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 mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
Childress's
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From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
not accessible to view
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
condemnationnounUS /ˌkɑːndəmˈneɪʃən/
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
different-looking
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From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading THREAT OF DOUBT.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
Ethel
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From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
face-shading
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From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
gaited
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From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
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, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
headlongadverbUS /ˈhedlɔːŋ/
with the head foremost
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
attach to a support
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
mustangnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋ/
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THREAT OF DOUBT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
outrageouslyadverbUS /ˌaʊˈtreɪdʒəsli/
in a very offensive manner
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
piebaldadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪbɔːld/
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
RafternounUS /ˈræftər/
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
free from harm or evil
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
reservationnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
romped
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From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
put a saddle on
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
scrubbyadjectiveUS /ˈskrʌbi/
sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
sergeant's
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From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
sorreladjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrəl/
of a light brownish color
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
the season of growth
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
Strathconna
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From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
supplantedverbUS /səˈplæntɪd/
past form of “supplant” — take the place or move into the position of
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
thoroughbrednounUS /ˈθɜːroʊˈbred/
a well-bred person
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
THREATnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading THREAT OF DOUBT.
to-day
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From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her black hair, which on that other occasion had streamed outrageously, to-day was concealed under a big, face-shading hat.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
Whitefoot
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From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
which person or people
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
WitchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading The Ethel Andress who rode this spring afternoon over the rolling prairie west of Witch River and the Rafter A home ranch was decidedly a different-looking being from the one who had romped headlong over the Whitefoot reservation a few weeks earlier into John Childress's rescue clutch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mount was a gaited mustang, vividly piebald in black and white, but scrubby in comparison with Princess, the sorrel thoroughbred, who remained in the stables back of the Strathconna town house.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The English saddle which had won the sergeant's condemnation, had been supplanted by a seat of the "cow" variety.
