used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
(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 After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
a youthful male person
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
CaldwellnounUS /ˈkɔːldwel/
United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
chuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
COWnounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
being one more than seven
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
the act of giving
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
Hollicott
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From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
ten 10s
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
LEAPnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
MERCHANTnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
send-offnoun
an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
for a short time
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
steersnounUS /stɪrz/
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
carry out
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
TerritorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUDDEN LEAP FROM COW BOY TO MERCHANT.
in the direction of
From this reading After putting the cattle aboard of the cars, and giving them a send-off towards Chicago, we all proceeded to take in the "Queen City of the Border," as Caldwell is called.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading My outfit consisted of a cook, chuck wagon, five riders, and six horses to the rider.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arrived in Caldwell, Kansas, near the northern line of the Indian Territory, about September the first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the first of July, shortly after my return, Hollicott sent me to Kansas with a herd of eight hundred fat steers.
