used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
accidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "McLean, Phil and I can go the low way.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
forksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Jim stopped at the forks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
HornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "McLean, Phil and I can go the low way.
I'm
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From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
Jim
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From this reading Jim stopped at the forks.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
and nothing more
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
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 The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
LoopverbUS /luːp/
move in loops
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "McLean, Phil and I can go the low way.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
McLean
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From this reading "McLean, Phil and I can go the low way.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
mishapnounUS /ˈmɪshæp/
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
Phil
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From this reading "McLean, Phil and I can go the low way.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
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From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
express in words
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
SnakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Jim stopped at the forks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
trudgingverbUS /ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Say!--I'm thinking three of us had better go by one way and four of us by the other;--just in case of accidents.
well-beaten
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From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thick of the crude trail was left behind and they got on to the well-beaten highway, trudging along at a fast gait until they came to the Snake Loop with its two roads--one leading for a mile or so along the lower shore line; the other running round Big Horn Hills.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Round-Up The remainder of the journey was made in silence, and without further mishap.
