Chapter XII

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From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

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

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

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

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

the act of breaking something

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

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From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

plural of “condor” — the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

greatly pleased

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

destroyed or killed

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

wild llama

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

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

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

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

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

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

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

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 It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

on one occasion

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

plural of “ostrich” — a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

go across or through

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

abounding in small stones

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

Got or brought back something that was lost or hidden.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading It was our intention to ride the fifty miles back on the horses which we had left behind in the Gorge.

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

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

reflecting optimism

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

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From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the act of searching for something

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

the state of being asleep

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

refrain from harming

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

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

From this reading On December 16, the interval having been taken out by me in sleeping off my chill and fatigue, Scrivenor, Jones and I made a start to retrieve the horses abandoned in the Los Antiguos _cañadon_ by Barckhausen and myself.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

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

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

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

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

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

From this reading On arriving at the Fenix we were delighted to find that its waters had fallen considerably, and that the pebbly bank in mid-stream, at the ford by Rosy Camp, was once more visible.

toward the west

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We each took a horse and a spare animal which carried the tent, for the weather was breaking to the westward.

people who are wounded

From this reading SOME HUNTING CAMPS Second trip to De los Antiguos River -- Pass Rosy Camp -- Fenix flood gone down -- Wounded guanaco takes to water -- Mauser and shot-gun retrieved -- Losing and seeking in Patagonia -- Recover horses at Rest-and-be-Thankful Camp -- Visit to River Jeinemeni -- Trained horse for hunting -- Shooting guanaco -- Condors -- _Cañadon_ of Jeinemeni -- Huemul hunting -- Ostriches and their habits -- Return to Horsham Camp -- Night in camp.