used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAL'S NIGHT UNDER A TREE.
(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 All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
ApachenounUS /əˈpætʃi/
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
ApachesnounUS /əˈpætʃiz/
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
CAL'S
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From this reading CAL'S NIGHT UNDER A TREE.
chiselnounUS /ˈtʃɪzəl/
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not leave any written history.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
at any time
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading They did not leave any written history.
how
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From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
go away from a place
From this reading They did not leave any written history.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
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 Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CAL'S NIGHT UNDER A TREE.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not leave any written history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
on one occasion
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
quartznounUS /kwɔːrts/
colorless glass made of almost pure silica
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
any competition
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading All the country north and south of it had once been Apache land.
the season of growth
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
surveyor'snounUS /sərˈveɪərz/
possessive form of “surveyor” — an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not leave any written history.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading CAL'S NIGHT UNDER A TREE.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading CAL'S NIGHT UNDER A TREE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The northern edge of Mexico was marked deeply by the surveyor's chisel upon the quartz rock at Cold Spring.
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 Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
which person or people
From this reading Away back, nobody knows how long, before any Apaches had ever drank of that water, the entire region had belonged to another race of people, who disappeared, but left traces behind them, here and there.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading They did not leave any written history.
