used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
at or in the front
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
arrow-weed
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From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
brush-cutters
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From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
cross-strands
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From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
an opposing military force
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
impetusnounUS /ˈɪmpətəs/
a force that moves something along
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
Jenks
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From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
Maricopas
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From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
mattressnounUS /ˈmætrəs/
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
mattressesnounUS /ˈmætrəsəz/
plural of “mattress” — a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
mesquitnoun
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
over-powering
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From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
Papagoes
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From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
Pimas
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From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
RICKARD
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From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
river-bed
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From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
stolidadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːləd/
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
weaversnounUS /ˈwiːvərz/
plural of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under Jenks, of the railroad company, a large force was put on the river; these, the weavers of the brush mattresses that were to line the river-bed.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
willowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the dense undergrowth, the stolid Indians, Pimas and Maricopas and Papagoes, struggled with the fierce thorn of the mesquit and the over-powering smell of the arrow-weed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading RICKARD MAKES A NEW ENEMY AND A NEW FRIEND THE coming of the Indians gave the impetus the work had lacked.
workersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Day by day, the piles of willow branches grew higher, the brush-cutters working ahead of the mattress workers in the stream.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading On the banks were the brush-cutters; tons of willows were to be cut to weave into the forty miles of woven wire cable waiting for the cross-strands.
