aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
boy-man
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From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
Clanton
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From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
codenounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
evincedverbUS /ɪˈvɪnst/
past form of “evince” — give expression to
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
Four-Flushernoun
a person who tries to bluff other people
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
Jim
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From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
nickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
not any; not one
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
renegadenounUS /ˈrenəɡeɪd/
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
Roubideau
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From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
express in words
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No Four-Flusher Pauline Roubideau knew the frontier code.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading None the less she was eager to know what connection lay between him and the renegade her brother had killed.
which person or people
From this reading She evinced no curiosity about the past of this boy-man who had come into her life at the nick of time.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
a late time of life
From this reading She had heard Jim Clanton say that he had waited four years for his revenge and had followed the man all over the West.
