used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
(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 After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
Banks'snounUS /ˈbæŋksɪz/
possessive form of “banks” — English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
BendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
communicateverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪt/
transmit information
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
CrawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
placed crosswise
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
traveling across
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
every person
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
explicitadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsplɪsət/
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
GoosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
head-waters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
ten 10s
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
interceptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsept/
seize on its way
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
landmarknounUS /ˈlændmɑːrk/
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
the act of departing
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
MedicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
the force of workers available
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
MissionsnounUS /ˈmɪʃənz/
plural of “mission” — an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
go across or through
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
possenounUS /ˈpɑːsi/
a temporary police force
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
compacted by ironing
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
SaddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
scatterverbUS /ˈskætər/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
SleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
SpringsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nine men rode in the party that crossed the Crawling Stone Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed Banks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUNDAY MURDER Banks's _posse_, leaving Medicine Bend before daybreak, headed northwest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
trailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The southern pass of the Missions opens on the north slope of the range into a pretty valley known as Mission Springs Valley, and the springs are the head-waters of Deep Creek.
look attentively
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
WhisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
white-capped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the river the three white-capped Saddles of the Mission range afford a landmark for more than a hundred miles, and toward these the party pressed steadily all day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their instructions were explicit: to scatter after crossing the Frenchman, watch the trails from the Goose River country and through the Mission Mountains, and intercept everybody riding north until the _posse_ from Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith should communicate with them from the southwest.
