(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 There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
Andy
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From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “There is no use of reporting to Captain Putnam.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
driversnounUS /ˈdraɪvərz/
plural of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
hitchverbUS /hɪtʃ/
to hook or entangle
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no use of reporting to Captain Putnam.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
majoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
not any; not one
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
Pornell
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From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
Putnam
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From this reading “There is no use of reporting to Captain Putnam.
reportingnounUS /riˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
From this reading “There is no use of reporting to Captain Putnam.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
carry out
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
threshingnoun
the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
bound or secured closely
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
the act of using
From this reading “There is no use of reporting to Captain Putnam.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
a late time of life
From this reading There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major.
