Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

the clay from which adobe bricks are made

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

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

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

without doubt or question

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

enclose in a corral

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

having a hardened crust as a covering

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.

detect with the senses

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

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

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

mark as different

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

having a specified kind of border or edge

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

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

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

set up or found

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

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

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

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

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

not any; not one

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

covered with growing plants

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

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

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.

past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

cut with a saw

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

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

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

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

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading In the half-light of the late afternoon he could not distinguish objects clearly, but he thought he could discern the posts of the pole corral and the roof of the meager stable.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

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

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

up to a particular time

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading No one answered his call as he rode up and dismounted.

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

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning

From this reading Nearer he saw that there was no smoke coming from the mud chimney of the adobe, and that the garden-patch was overgrown with weeds.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading THE OLD TRAIL The following afternoon Pete, stiff and weary from his two days' ride, entered the southern end of Flores's canon and followed the trail along the stream-bed--now dry and edged with crusted alkali--until he came within sight of the adobe.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He found the place deserted and he recalled the Mexican woman's prophecy.