Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading Now see the advantage I'll have.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

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

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

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

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

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

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

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 There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

the act of departing

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

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

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

the finger next to the thumb

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

the act of departing

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now see the advantage I'll have.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

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

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

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

From this reading Now see the advantage I'll have.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

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

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

having knobs

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

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

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

a room where books are kept

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now see the advantage I'll have.

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 It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

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

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Now see the advantage I'll have.

having a specified size

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

the season of growth

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

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

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

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

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

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

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

a special situation

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

a shaky motion

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

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

From this reading The Going Away of Laura and Clifford, and the Departure of Mr. Trescott.

being five more than twenty

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

in or at the place that

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading "Thet little quirly thing there," said Mr. Trescott, spreading a map out on my library table and pointing with his trembling and knobby forefinger, "is Wolf Nose Crick.

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading There's a big spring at the head of it, where the ranch buildin's is; an' there's a clump o' timber there--box elders an' cottonwoods, y' know.

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

From this reading It runs into the Cheyenne, down about there, an' 's got worlds o' water fer any sized herds, an' carries yeh back from the river fer twenty-five miles.