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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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in addition

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

projectiles to be fired from a gun

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

accomplishment of an objective

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in or near a particular place or position

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the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

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a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

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From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

provide as food

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

start firing a weapon

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

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a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

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prevent from being seen or discovered

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the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

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pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

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plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

the quantity contained in a keg

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

the force of workers available

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

Canadian novelist (1874-1942)

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

belonging to the speaker and others

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

above and across; more than

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

add pepper to

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

a treeless grassy plain

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made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

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From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

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From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading We also took a keg of brandy, for _snake-bites_, and enough ammunition to kill everything in Texas.

create by training and teaching

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Being now a party of four, we were well prepared, and went to Las Animas to lay in supplies for a buffalo campaign.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

at the time that

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading We bought flour, meal, salt, pepper, tobacco, etc., and a few sacks of _corn_ to feed our horses when the winter’s snow had come.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

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From this reading Arrival of Lesher and Wonderly--Our Start South--First Buffalo Herd--Cimaron River--Strayed Team--Old Hunters--How to Hunt Buffaloes--Wolf Hunt--Prairie Fire--Herd at Ten-Mile Creek--Blizzard--Find a Frozen Man--Hide Season Ends.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading When the October sun was creeping from the horizon and the melancholy winds were roaring over the dry, brown prairie, two young men of Montgomery County, Ohio,--Charles Wonderly and David Lesher,--came out on the train and met us at Granada.