used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
adobenounUS /əˈdoʊbi/
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
Amada
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From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Amada Garcia was one of the favored few.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
cottonwoodsnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊdz/
plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
cow-boys
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From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
Ellhorn
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From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading But Amada Garcia was one of the favored few.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But Amada Garcia was one of the favored few.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
set up or found
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
Garcia
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From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
Garcia's
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From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
glowsnounUS /ɡloʊz/
plural of “glow” — an alert and refreshed state
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
Juan
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From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
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 After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
MeadnounUS /miːd/
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Amada Garcia was one of the favored few.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
Plumas
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From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
round-up
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From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
senoritanoun
a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English “Miss”
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
shipmentnounUS /ˈʃɪpmənt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is not often that the senorita of the southwest can lay claim to any more of beauty than glows in midnight hair and eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
bound or secured closely
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
Tuttle
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From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
vaqueros
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From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
precisely as stated
From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
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 They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
window-sill
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From this reading They found Amada Garcia leaning on her folded arms across the window-sill and making a picture in the frame of the gray adobe walls that was very good to see.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading When they reached Juan Garcia's ranch Mead remembered that he wished to see the old Mexican, and the two cow-boys were sent on with the cattle while he and Tuttle and Ellhorn tied their horses in the shade of the cottonwoods at the foot of the hill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the round-up was finished Emerson Mead and his two friends started, with two _vaqueros_, to drive a band of cattle to Las Plumas for shipment.
