used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
aimedverbUS /eɪmd/
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
(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 This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The future by no means appeared to him pleasant.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading THE END OF DON RAMÓN'S JOURNEY.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF DON RAMÓN'S JOURNEY.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
yet to be or coming
From this reading The future by no means appeared to him pleasant.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime Don Ramón had left Valdivia.
half-foundered
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From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
harmoniseverb
go together
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The future by no means appeared to him pleasant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
hobbledverbUS /ˈhɑːbəld/
past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Don Ramón had left Valdivia.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE END OF DON RAMÓN'S JOURNEY.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
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 In the meantime Don Ramón had left Valdivia.
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The future by no means appeared to him pleasant.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime Don Ramón had left Valdivia.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
not any; not one
From this reading The future by no means appeared to him pleasant.
held or filled or in use
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF DON RAMÓN'S JOURNEY.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The future by no means appeared to him pleasant.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
Ramón
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From this reading In the meantime Don Ramón had left Valdivia.
RAMÓN'S
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From this reading THE END OF DON RAMÓN'S JOURNEY.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
senatornounUS /ˈsenətər/
a member of a senate
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF DON RAMÓN'S JOURNEY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had left Valdivia under a threat of death; at every step he expected to be aimed at by some invisible gun.
Valdivia
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From this reading In the meantime Don Ramón had left Valdivia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time the senator was alone--alone with his horse, a poor, lean, half-foundered beast, which hobbled along with its head and ears down, and appeared in all points to harmonise with the sad thoughts which doubtless occupied its master's mind.
