used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
anew
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
(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 And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
bronchos
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From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
cragsnounUS /kræɡz/
plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
croppedadjectiveUS /krɑːpt/
(of land or soil) used for growing crops
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
juttingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
lollingverbUS /ˈlɑːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “loll” — hang loosely or laxly
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
new-found
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
RamblersnounUS /ˈræmblərz/
plural of “rambler” — a person who takes long walks in the country
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
ranch-house
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
cut with a saw
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
not in physical motion
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
confined on all sides
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
tetheredadjectiveUS /ˈteðərd/
confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
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 bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days later they were lolling on the shore of a lake surrounded by magnificent hills.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bronchos, tethered to trees close by, cropped the long tangled grass or drank from a shallow inlet which extended some distance back.
wild-looking
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From this reading In places they saw almost perpendicular walls of glistening rock, wild-looking slopes covered with timber, and jutting crags.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE TRAIL The Ramblers were so pleased with the ranch-house and their new-found acquaintances that next morning they accepted the cattle king's invitation to remain another twenty-four hours.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And all this appeared again, with wonderful clearness, in the still water of the lake.
