used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
adobenounUS /əˈdoʊbi/
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
in addition
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
cactusnounUS /ˈkæktəs/
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
the organ of sight
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
high-walled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
temporary military shelter
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
LasnounUS /lɑːs/
plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
Mead'snounUS /miːdz/
possessive form of “mead” — United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
one-story
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
Plumas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
prickly-pear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
very small
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days after the night of Emerson Mead's arrest his friends tried every device known to the law to get him free of the prison walls.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
precisely as stated
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
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 This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
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 Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At certain hours of the day the prisoners were allowed the freedom of this court, while a guard kept on them an occasional eye.
which person or people
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The jail at Las Plumas was a spreading, one-story adobe building, with a large, high-walled court at the back.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This wall was also of adobe, some ten feet high and three feet thick, without an opening, and crowned with a luxuriant growth of prickly-pear cactus.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Behind the court, and coming up to its very walls, was a small tract of land planted with vegetables, flowers and fruit trees and worked by an old Mexican who lived alone in a tiny hut at the farther end of the enclosure.
