used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
CACHEnounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
placed crosswise
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
Du
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From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
GenenounUS /dʒiːn/
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
how
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From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
I'll
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From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
go across or through
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
Rebstock
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From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
carry out
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
express in words
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy gives a good description, and the two men that did the job here are Du Sang and Flat Nose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
look attentively
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
WhisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
WILLIAMSnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading WILLIAMS CACHE Ed Banks had been recalled before daybreak from the middle pass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Two of the men wanted were now known to have crossed the creek, which meant they must work out of the country through Williams Cache.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Did I tell you how we picked up the trail yesterday?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will take your best two men, Ed," said Whispering Smith, sitting down with Banks at breakfast, "and strike straight for Canadian Pass to help Gene and Bob Johnson, I'll undertake to ride in and talk to Rebstock while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch Deep Creek.
