used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
at or in the front
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It's getting worse all the time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
BlackbirdnounUS /ˈblækbərd/
any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
not accessible to view
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "Will this cursed valley never end?
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
one or the other of two
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Will this cursed valley never end?
the organ of sight
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
flankedverbUS /flæŋkt/
past form of “flank” — be located at the sides of something or somebody
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It's getting worse all the time."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
gophernounUS /ˈɡoʊfər/
a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
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From this reading It's getting worse all the time."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
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 THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Will this cursed valley never end?
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
rangesnounUS /ˈreɪndʒəz/
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
regainingnounUS /rɪˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
getting something back again
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
sagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Will this cursed valley never end?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It's getting worse all the time."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Will this cursed valley never end?
westering
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From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Miles and miles of wild bunch grass, sage brush, and desolate sand met the eye, flanked on either side by high mountain ranges.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will this cursed valley never end?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Good Lord, what a trail!" muttered Norman Grey, regaining his seat with difficulty as Blackbird plunged her right foot into a concealed gopher hole.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It's getting worse all the time."
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS The long trail wound and twisted far ahead, shimmering faintly in the light of the westering sun.
