aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
AfootadverbUS /əˈfʊt/
on foot; walking
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
Andy
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From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
Dr
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From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
ensanguined
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From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
set up or found
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
a young female
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
HERITAGEnounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
horsebacknounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/
the back of a horse
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
Inman
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From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
JUBILEEnounUS /ˈdʒuːbəliː/
a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
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 But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
lumbermannounUS /ˈlʌmbərmən/
a person who fells trees
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
mountainousadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntənəs/
having hills and crags
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
outlanders
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From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
Shonto
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From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
make square
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
having a supporting base
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
confined on all sides
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Afoot, horseback, and by motor car the pair had covered thousands of square miles of desert and forest land in Southern California.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
vaster
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From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TRIED outlanders though they were, Dr. Inman Shonto and Andy Jerome were hopelessly lost.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading And, besides, thin fingers of fog were reaching in from the sea, about eighteen miles to the west of them.
in or at the place that
From this reading But it was different up here in the mountainous region of the northern part of the state, where they found themselves surrounded by heavy timber vaster than they had dreamed could have been left standing by the ensanguined hand of the lumberman.
