Chapter XXXIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

later than; following

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

in a state of sleep

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the act of consuming food

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

past form of “encamp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

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

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the force of workers available

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading THE PURSUIT.

plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

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

From this reading THE PURSUIT.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

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

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The majority were lying asleep on the grass at the foot of the trees, with their heads in the shade and their feet in the sun.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was about two p.m. on the day after the battle.

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

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

which person or people

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Twenty men were encamped in a clearing some ten or twelve miles at the most from the Río Grande del Norte; with the exception of three or four of them, who were attired like Mexican campesinos, the rest appeared to be hunters or wood rangers.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading Their horses, hobbled and ready to be mounted, were eating their ration of Indian corn spread on woollen blankets, laid on the ground in front of them.