used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
bunkhouse
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From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
conspicuouslyadverbUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəsli/
in a manner tending to attract attention
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
DiamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
Ferguson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
lean-tonoun
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
engage in
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
pommelverbUS /ˈpɑːməl/
strike, usually with the fist
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
puncher's
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From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
ranchhouse
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From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
Rope's
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From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
put a saddle on
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
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 Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
that is looked for
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading His own he carefully suspended from its accustomed hook in the lean-to.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
unsaddledadjective
with no saddle
From this reading He carefully unsaddled the two animals and let them into the corral, taking great pains to make little noise.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then, still carefully, he made his way inside the bunkhouse and sought his bunk.
at the time that
From this reading A FREE HAND It was near midnight when Ferguson rode in to the Two Diamond ranchhouse leading Rope's pony.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rope's saddle--a peculiar one with a high pommel bearing a silver plate upon which the puncher's name was engraved--he placed conspicuously near the door of the bunkhouse.
