used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
the lower side of anything
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
confined by bonds
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
briernounUS /ˈbraɪər/
tangled mass of prickly plants
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
put or send forth
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
cottontailnoun
common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
placed crosswise
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
EastmannounUS /ˈiːstmən/
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
equippedadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwɪpt/
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
enclose with a fence
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
FERRETverbUS /ˈferət/
hound or harry relentlessly
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
ten 10s
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
kodak
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
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 I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
engage in
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
pebblyadjective
abounding in small stones
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
ripplingnounUS /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
except for; apart from
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
only a very short time before
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
stalkingnounUS /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
stubblenounUS /ˈstʌbəl/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
trackingnounUS /ˈtrækɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
twelve-shooter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus intent, I jumped from a passenger coach one day in the late fall, equipped with an Eastman twelve-shooter and ammunition enough to make a big bag.
precisely as stated
From this reading A field covered with tall, dry grass, right at the edge of a brier patch, looked a very likely place for cottontail.
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 Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
at the time that
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
in or at the place that
From this reading Just as I reached the little creek covered with ice, save where here and there the rippling water crossed the shallow, pebbly places, I struck a fresh trail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading HUNTING WITH A FERRET Having many times tried with indifferent success to photograph the rabbit in his native fields and woods, I cast about for a means of stalking him at close range, and had for some time cherished the idea of taking a hunt with my kodak in a good tracking snow.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading I had left the station scarcely more than a couple of hundred yards behind along the public road, when I leaped a stake and rider fence, crossed a stubble field, bound for the bottom land.
