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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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AlamonounUS /ˈæləmoʊ/
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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a distinct feature or element in a problem
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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ccnounUS /ˌsiːˈsiː/
a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
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CENTRALadjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
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cgi
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
come or bring to a finish or an end
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CONTINUESverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːz/
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
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DigitaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪdʒətəl/
displaying numbers rather than scale positions
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etc
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
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opinion or judgment
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
FORTUNESnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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FULTONnounUS /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
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soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
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Goliad
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
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horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
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httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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idno
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ImagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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kdl
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Kentuckiana
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kyetexts
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a room where books are kept
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meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
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inflected form of “meet” — come together
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NED
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a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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on one occasion
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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org
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
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QuestnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
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precisely, exactly
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inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
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(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
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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
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swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
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a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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TexannounUS /ˈteksən/
a native or resident of Texas
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toc
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
two times
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On his right the plains melted away in gentle swell after swell, until they met the horizon.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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which person or people
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to examine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to note every aspect of the wilderness.
xcnoun
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
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