Chapter I

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

From this reading “A Cathcart or a Riggs?”

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

later than; following

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

surprising greatly

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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From this reading “A Cathcart or a Riggs?”

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a rate that is rapid

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

in a contagious manner

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

communicated in words

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

plural of “faction” — a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

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

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

tough and callous by virtue of experience

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

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

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

and nothing more

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

engage in

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “A Cathcart or a Riggs?”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

yielding material gain or profit

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

a disputant who advocates reform

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

-ing form of “reform” — make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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From this reading “A Cathcart or a Riggs?”

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

in a satirical manner

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

for a short time

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

apt to speak irritably

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Author of “A Reformed Reformer,” “Swords Out for Spain,” Etc.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

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

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

put in motion or move to act

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

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

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

at the time that

From this reading “Circumlocutory” Smith and his friend, Fosdike, were curious enough to make a bet on it, but their speculations had to be abandoned for a time in deference to the amazing developments when Horace Ring, fighting editor of the _Weekly Star_, carried his reforming campaign into the neighboring town of Placer City.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

which person or people

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Shortly after that pleasant and profitable day on which Mrs. Pearl Brown knocked out Mr. Patrick Sheedy with a pair of brass knuckles, called Mr. Horace Ring, “The Reformer,” a chump, and satirically expressed her opinion of Mr. “Trigger” Smith’s celerity and prowess with a gun, she, too, caught the mania for reformation that had contagiously divided the mountain town of Murdock into numerous more or less violent factions.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Just who _was_ that Pearl Brown woman, who was so darned snappy and defiant in that hard-boiled Western mining town?