used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
how long something has existed
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
in the past
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
for the reason that
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
Clarendon
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From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
coal-blackadjective
of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
coursers
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From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
CrusadesnounUS /kruːˈseɪdz/
plural of “crusade” — a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
Dorothy
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From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
equestrianadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwestriən/
of or relating to or composed of knights
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
FrontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
good-temperedadjective
not easily irritated
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
high-spiritedadjectiveUS /ˌhaɪˈspɪrɪdɪd/
joyously unrestrained
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
a boy or man
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
McLoughlin
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From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
MinnesotanounUS /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/
a midwestern state
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
SaladinnounUS /ˈsælədɪn/
sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
skilledadjectiveUS /skɪld/
having or showing or requiring special skill
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
sparselyadverbUS /ˈspɑːrsli/
in a sparse way
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale of the American Frontier McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color.
which person or people
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading Melville, who claimed the steed as his own special property, had given him his Arabian name because he fancied there were many points of resemblance between him and the winged coursers of the East, made famous as long ago as the time of the Crusades.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The lad sat his horse like a skilled equestrian, and indeed it would be hard to find his superior in that respect throughout that broad stretch of sparsely settled country.
a late time of life
From this reading It is within my memory that Melville Clarendon, a lad of sixteen years, was riding through Southern Minnesota, in company with his sister Dorothy, a sweet little miss not quite half his own age.
