used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
highly skilled
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
BaldwinnounUS /ˈbɔːldwən/
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
bootedadjectiveUS /ˈbuːtɪd/
wearing boots
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
CoronanounUS /kərˈoʊnə/
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
fifteen-mile
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From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
gate-opener
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From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
engage in
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
portalnounUS /ˈpɔːrtəl/
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
put a saddle on
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
cut with a saw
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
for a short time
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you weakened, did you?
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
stone-pillared
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From this reading At the stone-pillared portal he got out to open the gates.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Down the road a little distance a horseman was coming at a smart gallop--at least, the rider figured as a man for the gate-opener until he saw that it was Corona Baldwin, booted and spurred and riding a man's saddle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The colonel did not try to make him talk, and the fifteen-mile flight down the river and across into the hills was shortly accomplished.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading "So you weakened, did you?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Smith let the gray car go on its way up the drive without him and held the gates open for the horse and its rider.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you weakened, did you?
