used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
buckboardnoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading The first person he encountered was Fred Ross.
evenin
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From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first person he encountered was Fred Ross.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
Fred
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From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Hello!” said Ross, grinning.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!” said Ross, grinning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
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 He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
liverynounUS /ˈlɪvəri/
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
MagdalenanounUS /ˌmæɡdəˈliːnə/
a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
by chance
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
a human being
From this reading The first person he encountered was Fred Ross.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello!” said Ross, grinning.
Shea
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From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
suitcasenounUS /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
Thady
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From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the early evening Thady Shea reached Magdalena.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
the act of using
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first person he encountered was Fred Ross.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned in his team and buckboard to the livery stable, paid for its use from the money given him by Fred Ross, and with the little suitcase in his hand left the stable office.
you'd
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From this reading “Thought maybe you’d show up this evenin’, so I hung around.
