Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

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

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

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

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

directed downward

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

divisible by two

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

street names for marijuana

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

the act of departing

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

not any; not one

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

a brief written record

From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

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

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

above and across; more than

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

move hurridly

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

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

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.

but in spite of that

From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.