used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had promised much and it had given very little.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
increase twofold
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
Doublernoun
an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
divisible by two
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
ForksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It had promised much and it had given very little.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
hopefullyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpfəli/
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had promised much and it had given very little.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
in the recent past
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
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 A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had promised much and it had given very little.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It had promised much and it had given very little.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading It had promised much and it had given very little.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
ranchhouse
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From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
Sheila
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From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
sun-scorched
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From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They--even her father--seemed to hold aloof from her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
precisely as stated
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL About ten o'clock in the morning of a perfect day Sheila left the Double R ranchhouse for a ride to the Two Forks to visit Doubler.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country itself was not to blame for the state of her mind, though, she told herself as she rode over the brown, sun-scorched grass of the river trail, it was the people.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This new world into which she had come so hopefully had lately grown very lonesome.
