used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
abruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
at or in the front
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
from appearances alone
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
brought into existence
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
bronchonoun
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
one or the other of two
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
flappedverbUS /flæpt/
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
a young female
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
inactivitynounUS /ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti/
the state of being inactive
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
mouse-coloured
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From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
worried and uneasy
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
a state of social isolation
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
not in physical motion
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
summersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
sun-kissed
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
surreynounUS /ˈsɜːri/
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the day was perfectly still, the canvas curtains of the old surrey flapped lazily in a breeze born of the pace alone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading The team they were driving, a mouse-coloured broncho and a mate a shade darker, were restless after three days of enforced inactivity and tugged at the bit mightily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
two-and-twenty
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Ahead, to either side, was the rolling brown earth; and at the end of it, abrupt apparently as a material wall, the blue of a cloudless October sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
WestwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Back of them, in the direction from which they had come, was the outline of a straggling, desolate village.
a Caucasian
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a late time of life
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SOLITUDE Westward across the unbroken prairie country, into the smiling, sun-kissed silence and emptiness, two people were driving: a white girl of two-and-twenty summers and an Indian man a few years older.
