used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The stage-coach was there and already full of passengers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
breakfasting
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
broncosnounUS /ˈbrɑːŋkoʊz/
plural of “bronco” — an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
buckboards
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From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
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 These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
the organ of sight
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
set up or found
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The stage-coach was there and already full of passengers.
yet to be or coming
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
come to pass
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
a message received and understood
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
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 This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
Linrock
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From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
most important element
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
observationsnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The stage-coach was there and already full of passengers.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
railingnounUS /ˈreɪlɪŋ/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
Sampson
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From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
Sanderson
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
stage-coach
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From this reading The stage-coach was there and already full of passengers.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
teamsnounUS /tiːmz/
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The stage-coach was there and already full of passengers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stage-coach was there and already full of passengers.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading This stage did not go to Linrock, but I had found that another one left for that point three days a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the morning, after breakfasting early, I took a turn up and down the main street of Sanderson, made observations and got information likely to serve me at some future day, and then I returned to the hotel ready for what might happen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several cowboy broncos stood hitched to a railing and a little farther down were two buckboards, with horses that took my eye.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading These probably were the teams Colonel Sampson had spoken of to George Wright.
