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From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
alkalinounUS /ˈælkəlaɪ/
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading Birch Creek was a mere trickle in its alkali bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Bad Lands lay in a tumbled stretch below.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Birch Creek was a mere trickle in its alkali bed.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
BirchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
the lower side of anything
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
gulches
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From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bad Lands lay in a tumbled stretch below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Birch Creek was a mere trickle in its alkali bed.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Bad Lands lay in a tumbled stretch below.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Bad Lands lay in a tumbled stretch below.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Birch Creek was a mere trickle in its alkali bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
rustler's
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From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
S'snounUS /ˈesɪz/
possessive form of “s” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
sage-floored
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From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
cut with a saw
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
only a very short time before
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
the season of growth
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading The Bad Lands lay in a tumbled stretch below.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was like the jaws of hell for heat in that deep, sage-floored bottom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
trickleverbUS /ˈtrɪkəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Birch Creek was a mere trickle in its alkali bed.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The Bad Lands lay in a tumbled stretch below.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
plural of “wall” — 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 A few thickets of jack pine spotted the valley walls, made dark patches about the heads of those torn gulches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Birch Creek was a mere trickle in its alkali bed.
at the time that
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
in or at the place that
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The J7 took a short swing eastward, turned back when T Bar S’s grew scarce, and pitched camp one evening on Birch Creek below Cold Spring within sight of where Robin first saw with a shock of surprise the flash of silver on a rustler’s gear.
