used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
afootadverbUS /əˈfʊt/
on foot; walking
From this reading They were all afoot.
Aguilino
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From this reading Also, their guide, Aguilino.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were all afoot.
in addition
From this reading Also, their guide, Aguilino.
altitudesnounUS /ˈæltɪtuːdz/
plural of “altitude” — elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
barranca
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From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
cabalgadores
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From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
clannounUS /klæn/
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
Flammenca
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From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
frugaladjectiveUS /ˈfruːɡəl/
avoiding waste
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Also, their guide, Aguilino.
GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
heartbreakingadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtbreɪkɪŋ/
causing or marked by grief or anguish
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
Jaen
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From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
LlanosnounUS /ˈlɑːnoʊz/
plural of “llano” — an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
Manuel
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From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
MoralesnounUS /mərˈælz/
plural of “morale” — a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
arrange in a container
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
panniers
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From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
go across or through
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
Pepe
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From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
profundities
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From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
Quixotes
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From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Also, their guide, Aguilino.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all afoot.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
unwashedadjectiveUS /ənˈwɑːʃt/
of or associated with the great masses of people
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up from the misty profundities of the Llanos de Jaen climbed, like slow obstinate flies, the nine fantastic cabalgadores of Manuel Morales.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all afoot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The nine Quixotes and their scarred wolf of a guide had put two weeks of frugal living and heartbreaking toil between them and the barranca of Pepe Flammenca and his unwashed Gypsy clan.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading With them, up the altitudes of the pass, yearned seven pack mules, heavy and swollen with great panniers of provisions.
