used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
at or in the front
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
in addition
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Not a bridge remained along the Platte.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
couriernounUS /ˈkɜːriər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
placed crosswise
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
one or the other of two
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
Emory
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From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
foamingadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
fordableadjective
shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
Frayne
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From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
girthed
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From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
the act of departing
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
ten 10s
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
march in a procession
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
the force of workers available
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a bridge remained along the Platte.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
on one occasion
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
PlattenounUS /plæt/
a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
From this reading Not a bridge remained along the Platte.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Not a bridge remained along the Platte.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
shallows
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From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
storm-burst
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From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
transpiredverbUS /trænˈspaɪərd/
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading That storm-burst along the range had turned for twenty-four hours every mountain stream into a foaming torrent for a hundred miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
watchersnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃərz/
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
which person or people
From this reading Not a courier crossed the Box Elder, going either way, until the flood went down, and then it transpired that a tide in the affairs of men had also turned, and that there was trouble ahead for some who had thought to find plain sailing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For two days watchers along the lower Box Elder dragged out upon the shallows the bodies of horses that once upon a time might have borne the "U. S." brand, but were not girthed with cavalry saddles now.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Not a ford was fordable within two days' march of either Emory or Frayne.
