Chapter I

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From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

quickly and without warning

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

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From this reading By Bertrand W. Sinclair.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

the two together, not just one

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Bertrand W. Sinclair.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

plural of “dot” — a very small circular shape

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

the organ of sight

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

ride at a galloping pace

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

abounding in grass

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

ten 10s

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

march in a procession

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

above and across; more than

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

put a saddle on

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

cut with a saw

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

the act of searching for something

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

toward one side

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)

From this reading By Bertrand W. Sinclair.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

look at with fixed eyes

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

the first light of day

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

the sound of heavy treading or stomping

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading By Bertrand W. Sinclair.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As his eye marked single dots and groups of dots that were cattle and horses at rest and in motion, both near and far, a trampling of hoofs in a hollow below made his head turn sharply.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

in or at the place that

From this reading Published March, 1926 Where a long spur of Chase Hill pitched down to the broken land bordering on Birch Creek, Robin Tyler came on what he had been seeking since sunrise.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading He pulled up his horse, sat sidewise in his saddle to roll a cigarette, to stare over the country, out over the wide roll of grassy ridges and sagebrush flats that ended abruptly in the confusion of the Bad Lands.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading He saw within a hundred yards the back and head and ears of a single animal and jumped his horse into a gallop with a touch of the spurs.