used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
alighted
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From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
(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 Follow Beaver Crick all the rest o’ the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
AragonnounUS /ˈerəɡɑːn/
French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
BeavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
cautionedverbUS /ˈkɑːʃənd/
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
Cañon
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From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
CricknounUS /krɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Follow Beaver Crick all the rest o’ the way.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
the first light of day
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading Down to the southeast—somewhere—was his destination.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down to the southeast—somewhere—was his destination.
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 chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Follow Beaver Crick all the rest o’ the way.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Down to the southeast—somewhere—was his destination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
it'll
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From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
Murray'snounUS /ˈmɜːriz/
possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Follow Beaver Crick all the rest o’ the way.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
precedesverbUS /prɪˈsiːdz/
third-person singular of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Follow Beaver Crick all the rest o’ the way.
Shea
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From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Down to the southeast—somewhere—was his destination.
southeastnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading Down to the southeast—somewhere—was his destination.
carry out
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
Thady
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From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the chill darkness that precedes the early dawn Thady Shea alighted from Bill Murray’s car.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down to the southeast—somewhere—was his destination.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
Tularosa
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From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Follow Beaver Crick all the rest o’ the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before him, a few miles distant, were Old Fort Tularosa and Aragon; many miles behind was the highway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mind, now,” cautioned Murray, “you take this here trail and it’ll lead up through them hills into Beaver Cañon.
