used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
BANNOCKnoun
a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
dirt-roofed
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From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
gropedverbUS /ɡroʊpt/
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
leadershipnounUS /ˈliːdərʃɪp/
the activity of leading
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
Louise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
pattedverbUS /ˈpætɪd/
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
pegnounUS /peɡ/
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
put a saddle on
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
for a short time
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
successive (without a break)
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
unsaddledadjective
with no saddle
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
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 She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
at the time that
From this reading She patted Blue gratefully on the shoulder when she unsaddled him.
in or at the place that
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED Blue led the way straight to the low, dirt-roofed stable of logs and stopped with his nose against the closed door.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading She groped with her fingers for the wooden peg in the wall where the saddle should hang, failed to find it, and so laid the saddle down against the logs and covered it with the blanket.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Billy Louise herself was deceived by the whirl of snow and would have missed the stable entirely if the leadership had been hers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just turn your horse in loose," she directed the man shortly.
