abundancenounUS /əˈbʌndəns/
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
at or in the front
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
croppingverbUS /ˈkrɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “crop” — cut short
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
diligencenounUS /ˈdɪlədʒəns/
conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
FORESTSnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
the act of giving
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
and nothing more
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
recuperateverbUS /rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/
regain or make up for
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
SKEENA
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From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
the rays of the sun
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
up to a particular time
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading We were done with smiling valleys--that I now perceived.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SILENT FORESTS OF THE DREAD SKEENA We were awake early and our first thought was of our horses.
in or at the place that
From this reading After nearly six hours' travel we came out of the forest, out into the valley of the middle fork of the Skeena, into sunlight and grass in abundance, where we camped till the following morning, giving the horses time to recuperate.
a Caucasian
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
belonging to which person
From this reading We saddled up and pushed on, for food was to be had only in the valley, whose blue and white walls we could see far ahead of us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were quite safe and cropping away on the dry stalks with patient diligence.
