Chapter XI · In Camp Surprise

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

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From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

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From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “I let the horses pick their way.

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From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I don’t try to see it,” the driver said.

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From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

and nothing more

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “I let the horses pick their way.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

-ing form of “lurch” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

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 “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

young bird not yet fledged

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

above and across; more than

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

select carefully from a group

From this reading “I let the horses pick their way.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I don’t try to see it,” the driver said.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “I let the horses pick their way.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “I don’t try to see it,” the driver said.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading “I don’t try to see it,” the driver said.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

produced with vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading “Isn’t it dark!” voiced Belle, nestling against her sister.

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well, we don’t have many electric lights up here,” chuckled the driver of the buckboard.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “How do you see the road?” asked Cora, the wagon lurching along over the rocky way, though riding much easier than an ordinary vehicle would have done, for buckboards are made for just this purpose.