adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
Barebackadjective
riding without a saddle
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "At sunset," said the chief, "before the Fort."
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading "At sunset," said the chief, "before the Fort."
convaynyint
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From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
dove's
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From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Will you fight?" said he.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
FortnounUS /fɔːrt/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading "At sunset," said the chief, "before the Fort."
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
half-dozenadjectiveUS /ˈhæfdʌzən/
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you fight?" said he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
Macavoy
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From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Will you fight?" said he.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "At sunset," said the chief, "before the Fort."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
toime
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From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Pierre made a sign to Bareback, and the Indian touched the giant on the arm.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "At what time will it be convaynyint for ye?" he asked.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you fight?" said he.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Not all o' ye at once," said Macavoy slowly, running his eye carefully along the half-dozen; "not more than three at a toime," he added with a simple sincerity, his voice again gone like the dove's.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you fight?" said he.
