used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
cayusenoun
a small native range horse
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
Comin
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From this reading He turned to holler: "Comin', Miss Sewell?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
couldn't
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From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
gasolinenounUS /ˈɡæsəliːn/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
hollerverbUS /ˈhɑːlər/
shout out
From this reading He turned to holler: "Comin', Miss Sewell?"
hoss
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From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
kindaadverbUS /ˈkɪndə/
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
lookin
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From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He turned to holler: "Comin', Miss Sewell?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
rearin
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From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
runnin
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From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
put a saddle on
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
cut with a saw
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
Sewell
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From this reading He turned to holler: "Comin', Miss Sewell?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
SimpsonnounUS /ˈsɪmpsən/
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Simpson got into the saddle then, his hoss rearin' and runnin'.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time, she must 'a' saw that they was a man on the back porch, 'cause she pulled in a little, lookin' hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to holler: "Comin', Miss Sewell?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to holler: "Comin', Miss Sewell?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading He could steer a gasoline wagon, but he couldn't handle a cayuse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said she was, but she started awful slow, and kinda peered back, and up to the hall.
