used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
barleynounUS /ˈbɑːrli/
a grain of barley
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
etc
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From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
exuberancenounUS /ɪɡˈzuːbərəns/
joyful enthusiasm
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
imminentadjectiveUS /ˈɪmənənt/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
larksnounUS /lɑːrks/
plural of “lark” — North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
arrange in a container
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
PinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
ShepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
SnowshoenounUS /ˈsnoʊʃuː/
a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
splittingadjectiveUS /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
the season of growth
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Even the steel rails of the Northern Pacific, running parallel to the stretch of new road, gleamed pleasantly in the spring sun.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
to-day
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From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
Walla
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From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The air was fresh and sweet; the Western meadow larks, newly come, seemed in imminent danger of splitting their own throats through the exuberance of their song.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "The Voice of the Pack," "The Strength of the Pines," "The Snowshoe Trail," "Shepherds of the Wild," etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their road building had taken them some miles from the scattered outskirts of Walla Walla, among fields green with growing barley.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The convict gang had a pleasant place to work to-day.
