used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
bonyadjectiveUS /ˈboʊni/
being very thin
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
cactusnounUS /ˈkæktəs/
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
cajoledverbUS /kəˈdʒoʊld/
past form of “cajole” — influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
enclose with a fence
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
frictionnounUS /ˈfrɪkʃən/
a state of conflict between persons
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
herdernounUS /ˈherdər/
German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
hidesnounUS /haɪdz/
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
humansnounUS /ˈhjuːmənz/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
joyfullyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
immediately past
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
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 Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
mud-caked
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From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
NavajonounUS /ˈnɑːvəhoʊ/
a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
Oljeto
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From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
a light shade of red
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
a full supply
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
RAINBOWnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
a strong line
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
ropedverbUS /roʊpt/
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
self-willedadjective
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
straggledverbUS /ˈstræɡəld/
past form of “straggle” — wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
subsequentlyadverbUS /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
tautadjectiveUS /tɔːt/
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though bony from a hard winter, they had plenty of fight left in their mud-caked hides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
tobogganned
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From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
look attentively
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
well-fought
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From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
at the time that
From this reading RAINBOW BRIDGE It was as exciting as a well-fought football game to watch the horses, when at last they straggled down from Oljeto, to be cajoled and subsequently roped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
a Caucasian
From this reading We all sat on the corral fence and joyfully watched a Navajo herder tobogganned over rocks and cactus, at the end of a taut rope, while an old white horse, pink from a bath in the creek, looked over his shoulder and laughed, as he kept the rope humming.
willsnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Having spent the winter away from humans, they had forgotten our self-willed ways, and developed wills of their own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Navajo must have thanked fate for his leather chaps, which smoked with the friction.
