used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
any thing at all
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
Chet's
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From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
without deviation
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
one or the other of two
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
GrubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if they had to walk it!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
ten 10s
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
intersectedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsektɪd/
past form of “intersect” — meet at a point
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
intersectionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈsekʃən/
a point where lines intersect
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if they had to walk it!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
mountsnounUS /maʊnts/
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
as might be expected
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
on one occasion
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
StakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading And if they had to walk it!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chet’s second thought was, naturally, for the horses.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were all of thirty miles from the Grub Stake trail, and if that trail were intersected with a line running directly south from this camp, such intersection would be about midway of the distance between Silver Run and Grub Stake.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, once back upon the trail the boys would have a choice of something like a hundred mile ride to either town.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If anything happened to their mounts out here on the plains, they would be in a bad way indeed.
